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Bowie, MD vs Vallejo, CA

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- Vallejo is 0% more densely populated than Bowie.
- People are 10.5% less likely to be married in Vallejo.
- The Median Age is 3.1 years younger in Vallejo.
 Bowie, MDVallejo, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock125,350329,725,481
 Female Population52.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.838.4
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 Population - 201054,985  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock116,760285,036,114
 Population - 199037,589  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now54.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,084.193.4
 Land Area19.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock18.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bowie, MDVallejo, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.9%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.1%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.4%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Bowie, MDVallejo, CAUnited States
 White27.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock17.5%12.2%
 Asian3.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bowie, MDVallejo, CAUnited States
 Married Population52.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock44.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock53.3%50.2%
 Never Married32.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.2%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.822.60
 Households20,846  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock29,56180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock38.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,722  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock20.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 11 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 11 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 14 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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Reviews for Vallejo    32 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

If you move to Vallejo, you will quickly realize that you're paying a lot of money to live in well-polished squalor. I moved to Vallejo in mid-2008 just as the city  More

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Over 8 years ago

I would love to live in a place where there are not fireworks all year round or gunshots every night. Police are understaffed and overworked and this is coming from a  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in Vallejo for 5 years I moved here from Alameda California where I spent about 3 years and before that was in Seattle for 18 years. People said to  More

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