Bowie County Profile

Compiled by
The County Information Project, Texas Association of Counties

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Map of County

POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History»   «Group Quarters»
Estimate 2011:92,793more
Census 2010:92,565more
Census 2000:89,306more
Population of the County Seat (New Boston)
Census 2010:4,550 
Census 2000:4,808 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN BOWIE COUNTY - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Note: City and town populations include only those parts of each place found within this county. Use our «Town & City Search» to find the total population of each place.
Bowie County:92,565more
De Kalb city (part):1,699more
Hooks city:2,769more
Leary city (part):495more
Maud city:1,056more
Nash city (part):2,960more
New Boston city (part):4,550more
Red Lick city:1,008more
Redwater city:1,057more
Texarkana city (part):36,411more
Wake Village city (part):5,492more
Balance of Bowie County:35,068more
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau and EPA)
Land Area:885.0more
Water Area:38.0more
Total Area:923.0more
Population Density Per Square Mile
2010:104.59more
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent Hispanic:7.1%more
Race - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:71.6%more
Percent African American Alone:24.4%more
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:1.0%more
Percent Asian Alone:0.9%more
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.1%more
Percent Multi-Racial:2.0%more
Age - 2011 (Census Bureau)
17 and Under:24.1%more
65 and Older:14.3%more
85 and Older:2.1%more
Median Age:38.0more
Income
Per Capita Income - 2010 (BEA):$33,886more
Total Personal Income - 2010 (BEA):$3,184,056,000more
Median Household Income - 2009 (Census Bureau):$42,272more
Poverty - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Percent of Population in Poverty:18.7%more
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:27.8%more
Wages (BEA)
Average Wage Per Job - 2010:$36,780more
Average Wage Per Job - 2009:$36,020 
Average Wage Per Job - 2008:$35,778 
Average Wage Per Job - 2007:$34,638 
Average Wage Per Job - 2006:$33,069 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)
Unemployment Rate - 2011:7.7more
Unemployment Rate - 2010:8.2 
Unemployment Rate - 2009:6.6 
Unemployment Rate - 2008:5.1 
Unemployment Rate - 2007:4.8 
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2009»
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2010
Total County Tax Rate:     «Historic Tax Rate» «Detailed Tax Rates»$0.326200more
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»$5,723,586,104more
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$4,439,698,221more
Total Actual Levy:$14,482,295more
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History
CY 2011:$5,381,789more
CY 2010:$5,184,152 
CY 2009:$5,199,600 
CY 2008:$5,259,080 
CY 2007:$5,030,176 
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Road and Bridge - 2010
County Roads, Construction:$0more
County Roads, Maintenance:$4,540,217more
County Roads, Rehabilitation:$0more
County Bridges, Construction:$0more
County Bridges, Maintenance:$0more
County Bridges, Rehabilitation:$0more
Right of Way Acquisition:$0more
Utility Construction:$0more
Other Road Expenditures:$0more
Total Road and Bridge Expenditures:$4,540,217more
COUNTY ROAD MILES (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):453 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):274 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Centerline Miles:727more
Lane Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):907 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):547 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Lane Miles:1,454more

Special Districts in Bowie County.
School Districts in Bowie County.
History of City Tax Rates in Bowie County.

Airports in Bowie County.
Hospitals in Bowie County.
Prisons in Bowie County.