What percentage of people rent in Bowie, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Bowie, TX, 2020–2024
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31.3% (±7.8 points) of the occupied homes in Bowie, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 740 renting households against 1,625 that own their home.

In Bowie, the share of households that rent went from 43.5% in 2015–2019 to 31.3% in 2020–2024 (−12.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 31.3% (±7.8 points)
Renting households: 740 (±182)
Median renter income: $37,188 (±$32,366)

Who rents and who owns in Bowie

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bowie	Montague County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	31.3% (±7.8 points)	20.1% (±2.8 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	740 (±182)	1,718 (±247)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,625 (±241)	6,820 (±303)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.5)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$37,188 (±$32,366)	$39,688 (±$10,141)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$59,227 (±$7,643)	$73,275 (±$4,743)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Bowie, the renter share is higher than in Montague County (20.1%).

It is not measurably different from Texas (37.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Montague County, Bowie ranks 2 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 525 of 1,421.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Bowie has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	43.5% (±8.9 points)	31.3% (±7.8 points)	−12.2 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$950 (±$76)	$1,080 (±$185)	+13.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$40,720 (±$6,216)	$57,488 (±$6,909)	+41.2%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Bowie

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bowie
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Bowie	—	31.3% (±7.8 points)	—
Bellevue	11 mi	18.2% (±13.8 points)	Not measurably different
Alvord	16 mi	33.8% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different
Nocona	17 mi	24.3% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Chico	18 mi	33.1% (±10.7 points)	Not measurably different
St. Jo	21 mi	31.4% (±11.2 points)	Not measurably different
Terral	24 mi	38.5% (±12.4 points)	Not measurably different
Lake Bridgeport	24 mi	33.1% (±10.4 points)	Not measurably different
Bridgeport	24 mi	34.0% (±10.8 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Montague County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	St. Jo	31.4% (±11.2 points)
2	Bowie	31.3% (±7.8 points)
3	Nocona	24.3% (±7.9 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bowie

How many renters are there in Bowie?

Bowie has an estimated 740 (±182) renting households, 31.3% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Bowie?

In Bowie, the share of households that rent went from 43.5% in 2015–2019 to 31.3% in 2020–2024 (−12.2 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Bowie?

A renting household in Bowie has 2.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Bowie?

The median renting household in Bowie, TX has an income of $37,188 (±$32,366) a year, against $59,227 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Bowie city, Texas (place:09640, in state:48).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.