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Bowie County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Bowie County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bowie County, located in far northeast Texas along the Arkansas border, has a labor force drawn from a county of 92,321 residents, with 90.0% holding a high school diploma but only 22.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $38,413 against a median household income of $59,803. Labor force participation stands at 54.6% with an unemployment rate of 3.7%, and housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $161,300 and median gross rent of $966 per month. The county's population declined 1.6% over five years, and a poverty rate of 16.3% alongside a per capita income of $31,100 reflect persistent income constraints in the regional economy.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

91,992

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$59,803

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.6% since 2018

Bowie County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone59,018 (64.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone22,866 (24.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,112 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,667 (2.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,544 (2.8%)
  • Asian Alone1,273 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,514
  2. 2.Other Indo-European526
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)228
  4. 4.Vietnamese127
  5. 5.Korean125

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,820

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$42,236

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$31,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,252
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)5,100
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,932
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)3,599
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,789

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations13,177
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations8,786
  3. 3.Service Occupations7,479
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,611
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,227

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.63×)2,961
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.40×)2,531
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.25×)1,106
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.21×)5,045
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.18×)3,963

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$161,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$966/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

63.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,864 (12.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,518 (11.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,967 (8.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,814 (8.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,628 (7.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,521 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,413

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

18.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone31,423 (82.6%)
  • Carpooled3,249 (8.5%)
  • Worked At Home2,455 (6.5%)
  • Walked403 (1.1%)
  • Other322 (0.8%)
  • Motorcycle97 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.