Bowie is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 57,192 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Bowie is the 14th largest community in Maryland.

Housing costs in Bowie are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities 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.

A relatively large number of people in Bowie telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.31% 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 35.81 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Bowie use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Bowie‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the subway. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The citizens of Bowie are among the most well-educated in the nation: 49.26% of adults in Bowie have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bowie in 2022 was $57,492, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $229,968 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.

In addition, Bowie has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.91%).

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