About Bow

Bow is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 7,138 people and just one neighborhood, Bow is the 47th largest community in New Hampshire.

Bow is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 86.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bow is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bow who work in management occupations (16.87%), office and administrative support jobs (14.66%), and sales jobs (12.99%).

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

In addition, Bow is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Bow is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Bow a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Bow has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Bow's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Bow is a very car-oriented town. 99.8% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Bow is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Bow has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small town, Bow doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Bow Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Bow is a pretty powerful place. 45.43% of the adults in Bow have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Bow in 2000 was $29,557, which is wealthy relative to New Hampshire and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,228 for a family of four. However, Bow contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Bow home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bow is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bow include Irish, English, French Canadian, German, French, Scottish, Italian, Polish, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Bow is English.