Bowie, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bowie	Texas	National
Income per capita	$35,764	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$78,582	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$92,536	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$59,847	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$67,208	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,311	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.5%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bowie is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in Bowie is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bowie is 55% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bowie is 22% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,382 $78,582 $157,164

City

$53,914 $80,880 $161,760

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Bowie median earnings by income bracket

Bowie employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.5%	18.5%
Manufacturing sector	9.1%	9.1%
Financial & insurance services	1.8%	1.8%
Wholesale & retail services	17.5%	17.5%
Public administration	11.6%	11.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.8%	3.8%
Education, health & social services	7.8%	7.8%
Other	26.2%	26.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sunset, TX	671	$120,904	48.7%
Bellevue, TX	460	$96,019	18.1%
Alvord, TX	1,130	$88,596	8.9%
Montague, TX	300	$77,233	5.0%
Sunset CDP (Starr County), TX	16	$0	100.0%
Bowie, TX	5,200	$78,582	3.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hidden Valley, IN	5,200	$153,970	89.3%
Burton, NB	5,200	n/a
Maize, KS	5,199	$88,508	8.8%
Montevideo, MN	5,198	$77,168	5.1%
McGuire AFB, NJ	5,202	$113,322	39.3%
Bowie, TX	5,200	$78,582	3.4%

Source: The Bowie, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.