2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Buena Vista, VA vs Bowie, MD

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Highlights
- Household income in Bowie, is 201% more than it is in Buena Vista and is 46% above the National Average.
- Buena Vista unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Bowie unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Buena Vista, VABowie, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.4%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%-0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.7%37.4%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$32,082$52,644$37,638
 Household Income$42,156$127,029$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,724$138,611$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Buena Vista, VABowie, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K12.7%2.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K10.7%1.3%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K16.6%2.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.7%4.0%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.4%3.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.7%5.2%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K5.9%6.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.9%10.6%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.3%25.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.1%17.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.0%21.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Buena Vista, VABowie, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.7%25.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.7%11.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.7%3.6%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.3%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%8.0%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.0%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.0%5.4%6.2%
 Healthcare support1.6%1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.1%2.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving17.8%2.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.4%1.8%3.6%
 Personal care8.8%2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support12.9%19.3%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.4%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.8%5.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving12.4%6.6%13.1%
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Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Bowie should have better department stores. One has to travel to another city to find a Nordstroms and other upscale stores. Bowie Towne Center seems to bring in lesser  More

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Over 9 years ago

I grew up in Bowie in the 1980s. At the time, despite being in PG County which was nicknamed DC's ugly city because its demographics and crime were similar to the  More

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Over 12 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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