| | People QuickFacts | Bowie | Maryland |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 55,232 | 5,828,289 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 54,727 | 5,773,552 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.9% | 0.9% |
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Population, 2010 | 54,727 | 5,773,552 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.9% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.5% | 23.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 11.6% | 12.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 53.1% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 41.4% | 58.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 48.7% | 29.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 4.1% | 5.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 3.6% | 2.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 5.6% | 8.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 38.9% | 54.7% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 90.5% | 85.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 12.6% | 13.2% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 13.1% | 15.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 94.5% | 87.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 45.8% | 35.7% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 36.6 | 31.3 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 86.9% | 69.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 10.0% | 25.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $358,300 | $329,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 19,693 | 2,121,047 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.74 | 2.62 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $41,975 | $34,849 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $101,671 | $70,647 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 3.3% | 8.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Bowie | Maryland |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,550 | 528,112 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 42.9% | 19.3% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 6.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.5% | 4.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 43.6% | 32.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | NA | 41,456,097 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 16,613 | 51,276,797 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 854,392 | 75,664,186 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $15,996 | $13,429 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 10,758,428 |