Bowie County Information
Bowie in
Texas occupies
923 square miles and has a 2006 population of
91,455, a change from a 2000 population of
89,306 and
81,665 in 1990.
13.8% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.4% percent is 25-35, and
14% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
592 acts of violent crime reported in
Bowie in 2004, a change from
436 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
2,336 people:
5.4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.9%.
Read more about
Bowie, Texas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Bowie | |
| State | Texas | |
| Land Area | 923 sq. miles | Ranked 884 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 91,455 | Ranked 610 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 90,387 | |
| Population 2000 | 89,306 | Ranked 578 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 81,665 | Ranked 557 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 73.2% | |
| African American | 24.3% | |
| Asian American | .6% | |
| Native American | .6% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 6.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.8% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.4% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 592 | 436 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 5 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 39 | |
| Robberies | 85 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 463 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 3,793 | 3,057 |
| Burglaries | 854 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,707 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 232 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 43,101 | 40,379 |
| Unemployed Population | 2,336 | 1,990 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.4% | 4.9% |
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