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Lewisburg, WV vs Bowie, MD

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Highlights
- Household income in Bowie, is 235% more than it is in Lewisburg and is 46% above the National Average.
- Lewisburg unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Bowie unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 Lewisburg, WVBowie, MDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth30.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock8.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,278  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$127,029$69,021
 Family Median Income$76,406  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lewisburg, WVBowie, MDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock2.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock3.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock25.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock21.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lewisburg, WVBowie, MDUnited States
 Management, business, finance33.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock11.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.3%1.2%
 Education, library13.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology12.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.5%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support6.4%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair0.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.6%13.1%
Reviews for Lewisburg    2 Reviews

Like most other places the crime is drama and the economy is bad. Your crime is not that bad if you could keep certain police officers off the streets. I know most of  More

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The winters here are dreary and cloudy most of the time. If you can make it through the long winter you'll be rewarded with a mild sunny  More

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Reviews for Bowie    15 Reviews

Over 10 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 10 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 13 years ago

COST TO MUCH TO LIVE  More

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