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Bowie township, Desha County, AR

3,736 Population
35.2 square miles 106.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.2 ±2.4 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Desha County: 41.6 ±1.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Arkansas: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,384 ±$2,994 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Desha County: $23,568 ±$1,662
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Arkansas: $34,225 ±$328
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$38,558 ±$8,162 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Desha County: $37,662 † ±$4,562
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Arkansas: $60,773 ±$467
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

33.3% ±9.2% (1,231  ±343) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Desha County: 28.3% † 3,023 (±4.8% / ±516)
  • more than double the rate in Arkansas: 16% 473,903 (±0.3% / ±7,279)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.6 minutes ±2.6 (20,755  ±4,593) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Desha County: 20.8 73,435 (±2.1 / ±9,412)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Arkansas: 22.5 27,222,660 (±0.2 / ±267,159)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,450 ±168 Number of households
  • Desha County: 4,610 ±207
  • Arkansas: 1,205,987 ±4,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.3 (3,695  ±138) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Desha County: 2.3 10,650 (±0.1 / ±9)
  • a little higher than the figure in Arkansas: 2.5 2,966,574
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.5% ±4.3% (38  ±37) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Desha County: 8.7% † 216 (±4.8% / ±119)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 5.6% 39,177 (±0.2% / ±1,481)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,754 ±194 Number of housing units
  • Desha County: 5,799 ±26
  • Arkansas: 1,394,673 ±514
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$100,100 ±$12,667 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Desha County: $90,900 ±$7,736
  • about half the amount in Arkansas: $188,000 ±$1,754
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.5% ±5.1% (427  ±190.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Desha County: 10% † 1,069 (±2.7% / ±288.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 12.6% 380,835 (±0.3% / ±8,207.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

79% ±8.8% (1,875  ±244.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Desha County: 77.9% 5,733 (±5.3% / ±403.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Arkansas: 88.7% 1,827,162 (±0.5% / ±10,760.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.4% ±4.2% (319  ±102.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Desha County: 12.6% † 929 (±2.4% / ±173.5)
  • about half the rate in Arkansas: 25.7% 529,858 (±0.3% / ±5,926.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.3% ±2.2% (84  ±81) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Desha County: 3.5% 381
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Arkansas: 5.4% 165,740
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.7% ±2.5% (124  ±67) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Desha County: 4.5% † 361 (±1.3% / ±102)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Arkansas: 7.4% 173,377 (±0.1% / ±2,373)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
124 Total veterans ±67 119 Male ±65 5 Female ±8

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