Cities / Maryland / Bowie

Bowie, MD

57,922 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Suburban DC)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 14.9 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Coastal Flood Statement (statewide feed)

Nearest Major Airport

BWI

16 mi — Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Coastal Flood Statement — Inland Worcester; Maryland Beaches; Accomack; Northampton
Coastal Flood Statement — Inland Worcester; Maryland Beaches; Accomack; Northampton

Population & People

Population

57,922

Median age

—

Median household income

—

Poverty rate

—

Unemployment rate

—

Bachelor's degree+

—

Avg. commute

—

Hispanic or Latino

—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

—

Median gross rent

—

Homeownership rate

—

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,657

HUD Fair Market Rent (Maryland statewide average across 24 areas — not specific to Bowie), 2026. Efficiency $1314, 1BR $1404, 2BR $1657, 3BR $2133, 4BR $2449. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Maryland commercial electricity

14.74¢/kWh

Maryland industrial electricity

12.5¢/kWh

Maryland residential electricity

19.48¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

568139.7

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

436172

All-Transactions House Price Index for Maryland

722.18

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Source: FRED, Maryland-specific series.

Nearby Airports

BWI

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

16 mi away

DCA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

18 mi away

IAD

Washington Dulles International Airport

39 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Maryland energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Maryland economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).