Bowie County, Texas Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Bowie County, Texas, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Bowie County, Texas. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Bowie County, Texas. The estimated population of Bowie County, Texas is 92,957 people, with a median age of 38.1.

We can look at the total population in Bowie County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
92,957
 -0.71% -0.72%
2020
93,622
+0.27%
-
2019
93,373
 -0.52% -
2018
93,858
+0.24%
-
2017
93,635
 - -

Population of Bowie County, Texas by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
62.6%
64.5%
 -2.95%
Black/African American
25%
23.9%
 +4.60%
Native
0.6%
0.8%
 -25.00%
Hispanic
8%
7.4%
 +8.11%
Asian
1.3%
1%
 +30.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
2.5%
2.4%
 +4.17%
Other
0.1%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Bowie County, Texas by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 38.1 -0.52% 36.9 +1.1% 39.2 -1.75%
2020 38.3 +0.79% 36.5 +0.27% 39.9 -0.25%
2019 38 -0.26% 36.4 -0.27% 40 +1.01%
2018 38.1 -0.26% 36.5 +0.27% 39.6 -0.5%
2017 38.2 - 36.4 - 39.8 -

The median age of Bowie County, Texas gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 6,344 +0.52% 5,724 +0.75% 6,372 5,756
10 to 19 6,149 +0.95% 6,129 -4.48% 6,201 5,849
20 to 29 6,835 -2.7% 5,578 +0.36% 6,650 5,593
30 to 39 6,646 -3.55% 5,880 +5.31% 6,405 6,195
40 to 49 6,130 +1.29% 5,714 -11.49% 6,189 5,083
50 to 59 6,164 -7.63% 6,243 -5.98% 5,703 5,875
60 to 69 4,898 +13.78% 5,246 +6.1% 5,604 5,573
70+ 4,007 +1.63% 5,948 -1.49% 4,062 5,847

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Bowie County, Texas is $54,949.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Bowie County.

  • Under 25
    $43,514.00
  • 25 to 44
    $56,768.00
  • 45 to 64
    $70,017.00
  • 65 and over
    $41,250.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Bowie County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Bowie County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Bowie County, Texas is currently $75,703.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

4.53% of households in Bowie County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Bowie County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    25.51%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    20.42%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.86%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.74%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    14.35%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    5.59%
  • $200,000 or more
    4.53%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Bowie County is $28,630.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Bowie County by the total population of Bowie County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Bowie County, Texas, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Bowie County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    11.21%
  • Bachelor's degree
    26.54%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    10.13%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    49.59%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.53%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Bowie County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Bowie County over the age of 16 is 73,223.

Of those people, a total of 55.20% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Bowie County is 52.90%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 4,444 32.50% 11.30%
20 to 24 years 5,803 72.30% 5.60%
25 to 29 years 6,440 71.00% 5.90%
30 to 34 years 6,064 73.70% 1.50%
35 to 44 years 12,259 71.00% 5.10%
45 to 54 years 11,240 73.20% 3.60%
55 to 59 years 5,887 61.40% 1.40%
60 to 64 years 5,867 45.40% 2.60%
65 to 74 years 8,957 22.70% 2.10%
75 years and over 6,262 7.50% 6.60%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Bowie County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 50,746 56.70% 3.40%
Black or African American 17,968 51.30% 6.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native 452 65.30% 0.00%
Asian 941 71.70% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 100.00% 0.00%
Other 1,268 39.30% 0.00%
Two or more races 1,842 51.20% 6.90%
Hispanic or Latino 5,333 48.10% 0.30%
Not Hispanic or Latino 47,363 56.80% 3.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Bowie County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Bowie County is 38,705, with median earnings of $38,275.00.

Women in Bowie County, Texas earning approximately 68.80% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 38,705 $38,275.00
Male 19,285 $46,523.00
Female 19,420 $31,995.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 3,405 $64,009.00
Business and Financial 1,142 $49,783.00
Computer and Mathematical 352 $41,827.00
Architecture and Engineering 352 $73,750.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 148 $61,167.00
Community and Social Service 881 $35,183.00
Legal 101 $109,704.00
Educational and Library 2,902 $47,423.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 201 $45,417.00
Healthcare Practitioners 2,858 $63,093.00
Healthcare Support 1,575 $24,058.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 232 $20,000.00
Law Enforcement 578 $45,813.00
Food Preparation and Serving 2,878 $16,871.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 1,259 $22,080.00
Personal Care and Service 1,121 $27,641.00
Sales 4,389 $30,491.00
Office and Administrative Support 4,720 $32,693.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 213 $22,163.00
Construction and Extraction 2,104 $45,450.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 1,734 $45,500.00
Production 2,412 $47,153.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,540 $56,096.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,978 $78,013.00 1,427 $43,795.00
Business and Financial 423 $77,768.00 719 $43,911.00
Computer and Mathematical 186 $56,333.00 166 $12,351.00
Architecture and Engineering 308 $79,063.00 44 $56,964.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 87 $60,688.00 61 $70,438.00
Community and Social Service 271 $34,947.00 610 $35,223.00
Legal 51 $211,845.00 50 $0.00
Educational and Library 547 $54,161.00 2,355 $46,012.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 75 $54,583.00 126 $24,643.00
Healthcare Practitioners 685 $101,089.00 2,173 $56,682.00
Healthcare Support 64 $9,048.00 1,511 $24,705.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 158 $21,848.00 74 $6,250.00
Law Enforcement 352 $48,864.00 226 $34,453.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,386 $15,700.00 1,492 $17,925.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 677 $27,804.00 582 $20,047.00
Personal Care and Service 542 $78,244.00 579 $25,120.00
Sales 1,914 $48,286.00 2,475 $25,076.00
Office and Administrative Support 917 $32,354.00 3,803 $32,736.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 171 $30,375.00 42 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,988 $46,259.00 116 $34,601.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 1,612 $44,176.00 122 $54,597.00
Production 2,073 $50,550.00 339 $23,450.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,372 $58,000.00 168 $16,250.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 33,983 households in Bowie County, with an average household size of 2.57 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 22,367 families in Bowie County with an average family size of 3.22 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 15,273 1,593 5,501 11,616
Average Household Size 3.29 3.27 3.39 1.14
Total Families 15,273 1,593 5,501 0
Average Household Size 3.25 3 3.2 0

Poverty

Of the 22,367 families in Bowie County, 12.60% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Bowie County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 39,507 housing units in Bowie County, Texas.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 33,983 86.02%
Vacant 5,524 13.98%

28.58% of the total 39,507 housing units in Bowie County are rental units. This is approximately 11,290 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 21,451 are occupied by the owner - or 54.30% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Bowie County is $808.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Bowie County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    1,242
  • Less than $500
    1,652
  • $500 to $999
    6,304
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    2,609
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    478
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    209
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    32
  • $3,000 or more
    6

Property Value

The median value of a property in Bowie County is $132,700.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Bowie County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    2,656
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    5,208
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    4,023
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3,458
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    3,250
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,828
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    939
  • $1,000,000 or more
    89

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Bowie County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Bowie County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    1,551
  • 1940 to 1949
    1,506
  • 1950 to 1959
    2,697
  • 1960 to 1969
    5,122
  • 1970 to 1979
    6,400
  • 1980 to 1989
    6,134
  • 1990 to 1999
    7,750
  • 2000 to 2009
    4,931
  • 2010 to 2013
    3,399
  • 2014 or later
    17

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Bowie County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    2,143
  • 1 vehicle available
    12,367
  • 2 vehicles available
    12,396
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    7,077

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Bowie County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Bowie County that commute to work in a particular way.

17.8 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Bowie County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    987
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    5,215
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    12,637
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    5,058
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    6,073
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    965
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    3,160
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    374
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    612
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,005
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    616
  • 90 or more minutes
    351

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Bowie County, Texas in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Bowie County, Texas

We have data for 14 places in Bowie County, Texas. Click on a place below to see more information about the demographics of that place.