One downside of living in Bowie is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bowie, the average commute to work is 32.15 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Bowie doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Bowie are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.29% of adults in Bowie have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Bowie in 2022 was $25,868, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,472 for a family of four. However, Bowie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Bowie include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Bowie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
