Bowie, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bowie, MD: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 95,216. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BOWIE-MD · Bowie, MD 4 ZIPs · 95,216 pop · #920/25278 · Prince George's County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $147,717
  • RANK-TOP #920/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Upper Marlboro
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-SMALL 95,216
  • SPREAD-MOD 20716→20721
  • HOME-HIGH $506,750

Nearest income peer: Upper Marlboro, MD ( $13,886 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bowie

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bowie on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bowie, MD sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 4%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
95,216
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$147,717
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 4 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $147,717 and home value $506,750 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 53.7%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maryland, Hanover is the closest lower-income city and Derwood the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bowie.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Bowie differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Bowie: $125,034 in ZIP 20716 to $163,105 in 20721. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

20716 to 20721

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.4×

20716 to 20721

Poverty-rate spread
1 points

20720 to 20716

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Bowie residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Bowie: the largest, 20721, is only about 28% of 95,216 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Bowie

Citywide ZBP: 1,796 establishments, 26,367 employees , annual payroll $1,608,337k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 20715 (631 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (418) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Bowie, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Prince George's County, which covers 35 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Bowie. See the Prince George's County roll-up →

No other city sharing Prince George's County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Bowie. Hyattsville, Laurel and Upper Marlboro sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Oxon Hill marks the far end of that range at $75,236, 49% below Bowie.

Side-by-side: Compare 20721 vs 20715 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
20721 27,016 $163,105 329 625
20715 26,382 $143,732 631 701
20720 21,031 $158,997 321 727
20716 20,787 $125,034 515 695

Bowie roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bowie, .