Bowers, DE Population

Overview

307

Total Population

62.2

Median age

60.26%

Female population %

65.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

75-79 years

Largest age group

82.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Bowers's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bowers is 62.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bowers's population under 18 was 3.91%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bowers's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 42.02% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bowers, 3.26% were under the age of 15, 8.14% aged 15 to 29, 46.58% aged 30 to 64, 39.09% aged 65 to 84, and 2.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 63 more females than males in Bowers:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 60.26% females and 39.74% males in Bowers, DE.
The Bowers, DE gender ratio is 65.9:100 i.e. 65.9 men to 100 women (0.659).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 24.
For the female population, the largest age group is 75-79 years with a population of 43.

Bowers's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bowers population: 93.49% are White, 2.28% are Black or African American, 3.26% are Asian, 0.65% are some other race and 0.33% are multiracial.
Bowers's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 2 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 305 (99.35% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bowers is White with a population of 287 (93.49% of the total population).

Bowers's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 376 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, Bowers's population increased by 38 (12.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bowers's population decreased by 62 (18.34%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bowers's population was lowest in year 2020 at 276.