Language Spoken At Home in Bowie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 86,491 | 100% |
English only | 80,642 | 93.2% |
Language other than English | 5,849 | 6.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,166 | 2.5% |
Spanish | 4,450 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,725 | 2.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 577 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 43 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 636 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 372 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 186 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 26 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Bowie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 92,460 | 100% |
American | 15,601 | 16.9% |
Arab | 36 | 0.0% |
Czech | 390 | 0.4% |
Danish | 203 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,448 | 1.6% |
English | 6,092 | 6.6% |
French (except Basque) | 1,416 | 1.5% |
French Canadian | 90 | 0.1% |
German | 9,588 | 10.4% |
Greek | 30 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 207 | 0.2% |
Irish | 10,127 | 11.0% |
Italian | 1,622 | 1.8% |
Lithuanian | 31 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 133 | 0.1% |
Polish | 345 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 105 | 0.1% |
Russian | 260 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,098 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 1,211 | 1.3% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 2,067 | 2.2% |
Swedish | 486 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 8 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 21 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 513 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 59 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Bowie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 33,920 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 22,975 | 67.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,225 | 30.1% |
Married-couple family | 15,990 | 47.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,188 | 18.2% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,531 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 751 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,454 | 16.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,286 | 9.7% |
Nonfamily households | 10,945 | 32.3% |
Householder living alone | 9,858 | 29.1% |
65 years and over | 3,857 | 11.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 11,905 | 35.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,364 | 27.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Bowie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 87,833 | 100% |
Householder | 33,920 | 38.6% |
Spouse | 15,982 | 18.2% |
Child | 27,462 | 31.3% |
Other relatives | 6,792 | 7.7% |
Nonrelatives | 3,677 | 4.2% |
Unmarried partner | 1,442 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Bowie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 37,400 | 100% |
Never married | 12,051 | 32.2% |
Now married, except separated | 18,503 | 49.5% |
Separated | 875 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 977 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 4,994 | 13.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 36,671 | 100% |
Never married | 8,830 | 24.1% |
Now married, except separated | 16,524 | 45.1% |
Separated | 1,452 | 4.0% |
Widowed | 4,732 | 12.9% |
Divorced | 5,133 | 14.0% |
Fertility in Bowie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,573 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 683 | 43.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 136 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 31 | 0% |
Grandparents in Bowie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,922 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,937 | 66.3% |
Less than 1 year | 300 | 10.3% |
1 or 2 years | 481 | 16.5% |
3 or 4 years | 482 | 16.5% |
5 or more years | 674 | 23.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,937 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,192 | 61.5% |
Who are married | 1,462 | 75.5% |
School Enrollment in Bowie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 23,459 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,614 | 6.9% |
Kindergarten | 997 | 4.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 10,396 | 44.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,486 | 23.4% |
College or graduate school | 4,966 | 21.2% |
Educational Attainment in Bowie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 61,822 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,065 | 5.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 5,683 | 9.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 21,032 | 34.0% |
Some college, no degree | 16,650 | 26.9% |
Associate's degree | 3,978 | 6.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 7,410 | 12.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 4,004 | 6.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.5% |
Veteran Status in Bowie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 69,955 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 8,170 | 11.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Bowie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 87,931 | 100% |
With a disability | 13,832 | 15.7% |
Under 18 years | 22,352 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,269 | 5.7% |
18 to 64 years | 53,097 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,383 | 13.9% |
65 years and over | 12,482 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,180 | 41.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Bowie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 91,036 | 100% |
Same house | 77,072 | 84.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 13,821 | 15.2% |
Same county | 7,549 | 8.3% |
Different county | 6,272 | 6.9% |
Same state | 2,502 | 2.7% |
Different state | 3,770 | 4.1% |
Abroad | 143 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Bowie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 92,460 | 100% |
Native | 89,286 | 96.6% |
Born in United States | 88,739 | 96.0% |
State of residence | 57,828 | 62.5% |
Different state | 30,911 | 33.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 547 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 3,174 | 3.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Bowie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,174 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,204 | 37.9% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,970 | 62.1% |
Year of Entry in Bowie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,721 | 100% |
Native | 547 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 547 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 3,174 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 244 | 7.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,930 | 92.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Bowie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,174 | 100% |
Europe | 317 | 10.0% |
Asia | 610 | 19.2% |
Africa | 198 | 6.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,981 | 62.4% |
Northern America | 68 | 2.1% |