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.Bowie is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.24% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bowie is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bowie who work in management occupations (13.54%), office and administrative support (12.23%), and business and financial occupations (11.17%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Bowie telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 26.02% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. One downside of living in Bowie, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.12 minutes every day commuting to work. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Bowie, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Bowie is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.38% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. 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.
