Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 23 min6:22 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 56 min7:32 am – 5:27 pm
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People10,536 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.74,302 householdsMedian household income $66,641Median home value $220,600Median rent $1,090 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,998 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 4,129 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, retail 15%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 34 minutes75% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 6%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 94°F, lows 71°FColdest month January: highs 54°F, lows 30°F35 in of rain a year, on about 50 dayswettest month May1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days83 days above 90°F, 64 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bowie station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksSoil Conservation Service Site Six Reservoirreservoir · 1.1 miGrindstone Mountainpeak · 3.6 miNorton Mountainpeak · 4.0 miLake Amon G Carterlake · 4.0 miSoil Conservation Service Site Five B Reservoirreservoir · 3.2 miMose Johnson Lakelake · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSelma Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 58 acresHaggar Baseball Complexrecreation area · 4.5 miHagerman National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 15.5 mi · 822 acresLyndon B. Johnson National Grasslandnational grassland · 17.5 mi · 20,083 acresLost Creek Reservoir State Trailwaystate park · 22.5 mi · 248 acresFort Richardson State Park & Historic Sitestate park · 25.4 mi · 428 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 9 Dec 201340 mi away, near Perrin, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 10 Dec 201847 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMontague County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality58% of days had good air in 2025211 of 365 days measured135 moderate, 17 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 47, worst day 179main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Denton County, TX, 52 mi away
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription42% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Bowieserves 5,534 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,022 ft312 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBowie Memorial Hospital6.2 miPost officeBowie Post Office5.4 miTown hallBowie City Hall5.5 miPoliceBowie Police Department5.5 miFire stationBowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base SPS46 miMajor airportDallas Fort Worth International Airport DFW67 miUS highwayUS 2874.0 miAmtrakGainesville, TX GLE46 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 76230 ZIP area.
