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Bowie, MD
Full City Profile · Maryland · Anne Arundel County County
3.9
/5.0
B+
Good
57,771
Population
2,826/sq mi density
$141,831
Median Income
$58,770 per capita
$442,000
Home Value
$517,661 Zillow
$2,240
Median Rent
29.8% income on rent
55°F
Avg Temperature
297 sunny days/yr
100
Violent Crime/100K
1,516 property/100K
B+
Overall
3.9 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A+
Economy
4.8 / 5.0
$141,831 median income, 3.3% unemployment
A+
Affordability
4.9 / 5.0
$442,000 home value, $2,240/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
100 violent crimes/100K
A+
Education
5.0 / 5.0
50.1% bachelor's degree or higher
Change Over Time (2013–2023)
Population Change
+2%
56,637 → 57,783
over 10 years
Annual Pop. Growth
+0.2%
Compound annual growth rate
Median Income Change
+32.5%
$107,012 → $141,831
nominal, not inflation-adjusted
Annual Income Growth
+2.86%
Compound annual growth rate
Population Over Time
Total population for Bowie across each available Census ACS release.
Median Household Income Over Time
Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).
Projected 2030
Simple projections extrapolating the 2013–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.
Projected Population 2030
58,597
+814 from 2023 (57,783)
Projected Median Income 2030
$172,781
+$30,950 from 2023 ($141,831)
Year-by-Year Detail
| Year | Population | YoY % | Median Income | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 56,637 | — | $107,012 | — |
| 2015 | 57,764 | +2% | $105,959 | -1% |
| 2017 | 58,139 | +0.6% | $108,637 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 58,286 | +0.3% | $113,338 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 57,644 | -1.1% | $127,029 | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 57,783 | +0.2% | $141,831 | +11.7% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.