Bowie is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 58,421 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Bowie is the 14th largest community in Maryland.

Also of interest is that Bowie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 26.02% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Bowie, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.12 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

If knowledge is power, Bowie is a pretty powerful place. 50.38% of the adults in Bowie have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Bowie in 2022 was $61,564, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $246,256 for a family of four.

Bowie is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bowie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bowie residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bowie include Irish, German, English, Nigerian, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Bowie's cultural character, accounting for 16.10% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Bowie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.