Demographic Profile for Bowie County, Texas
Bowie County, Texas has a population that is comprised of 68.3 percent White, 24.1 percent African American, 0.6 percent Asian, and 5.3 percent Hispanic. The population mix can be considered to have a high level of diversity in terms of race and ethnicity, with 30.0 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is less than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Bowie has increased in diversity when 28.4 percent of the people were minorities.
In terms of total land area, Bowie covers a total land area of 888 square miles. This area has a medium-low density of 102 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Haywood, NC (102 per sq. mile ), Kootenai, ID (103 per sq. mile ), Nevada, CA (103 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Putnam, FL (102 per sq. mile ), Baldwin, AL (102 per sq. mile ), Powhatan, VA (102 per sq. mile ).
From 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Bowie internationally. The international migration into Bowie totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.
The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Bowie County, Texas to be 36.5 years old. The median age in Bowie is greater than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 36.3 years old. With a total of 24 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Bowie can be understood as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.2 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.
Bowie County, Texas had a population of 90,643 in the year 2005. The population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 89,301. This growth shows an increase of 1.5 percent. Bowie ranks 78 of 254 counties by growth in total population in Texas and the county ranks 983 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
In terms of total land area, Bowie covers a total land area of 888 square miles. This area has a medium-low density of 102 persons per square mile. Similar counties in the US, in terms of density, include: -- more densely populated -- Haywood, NC (102 per sq. mile ), Kootenai, ID (103 per sq. mile ), Nevada, CA (103 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Putnam, FL (102 per sq. mile ), Baldwin, AL (102 per sq. mile ), Powhatan, VA (102 per sq. mile ).
From 2000, a medium-low number of individual migrated to the Bowie internationally. The international migration into Bowie totals 0 percent of immigration into the State of Texas. This amount of international migration is medium-low when compared to international migration per 2005 population.
The U.S. Census Bureau, in the year 2005, estimated a median age in Bowie County, Texas to be 36.5 years old. The median age in Bowie is greater than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. Since 2000, the area has experienced an increase in this median, when at that time it was 36.3 years old. With a total of 24 percent of the 2005 population being made up of children and youth younger than 18, Bowie can be understood as having a medium-high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-high representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 62.8 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 13.2 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low percent of the population base.
Bowie County, Texas had a population of 90,643 in the year 2005. The population has increased, from the population in the year 2000 of 89,301. This growth shows an increase of 1.5 percent. Bowie ranks 78 of 254 counties by growth in total population in Texas and the county ranks 983 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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