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Compare Bowie to Silver Spring

This post compares Bowie, Maryland to Silver Spring, Maryland across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Bowie (city) Silver Spring (CDP)
Population 58,290 79,483
Income (median) $71,834 $56,277
Home Value (median) $315,900 $477,800
White 36% 41%
Black 53% 27%
Asian 5% 7%
With Kids 33% 31%
Age (median) 41 34
Rentals 17% 64%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Bowie or Silver Spring?
A: Bowie has a smaller population count than Silver Spring: 58290 compared with 79483 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Bowie or in Silver Spring?
A: Incomes are on average higher in Bowie.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Bowie or Silver Spring?
A: Homes tend to be less expensive in Bowie.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Silver Spring does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 17% for Bowie versus 64% for Silver Spring.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Bowie may include: Severn, Clinton, and Camp-Springs.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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