Bowie is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 57,254 people and 22 associated neighborhoods, Bowie is the 14th largest community in Maryland.

Housing costs in Bowie are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.

Also of interest is that Bowie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.31% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Bowie, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.81 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

For the size of the city, public transportation in Bowie is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the subway. For Bowie, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The education level of Bowie ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Bowie, 49.26% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Bowie in 2022 was $57,492, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $229,968 for a family of four.

Bowie is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bowie include Irish, German, English, Nigerian, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Bowie's cultural character, accounting for 15.91% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Bowie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.