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Bowers, DE map Population (year 2000): 305. Estimated population in July 2006: 334 (+9.5% change)
 

Males: 150  (49.2%)
Females: 155  (50.8%)

Kent County

Median resident age:  38.8 years
Delaware median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 19946.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,700 (it was $37,031 in 2000)
Bowers  $43,700
Delaware:  $52,499

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $134,400 (it was $95,900 in 2000)
Bowers  $134,400
Delaware:  $203,800

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Races in Bowers:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.5%)
  • Black (5.2%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • Filipino (1.0%)

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Ancestries: German (21.6%), Irish (20.7%), United States (10.8%), English (9.2%), Italian (7.5%), Polish (4.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 6 feet

Land area: 0.29 square miles.

Population density: 1147 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Bowers

  • High school or higher: 81.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bowers town

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 58.8%
  • Separated: 4.5%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  2.0%
Delaware:  5.7%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bowers:  0.6% ($559)
Delaware:  0.6% ($841)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vineland, NJ (39.3 miles , pop. 56,271).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (67.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Magnolia, DE (5.4 miles ), Frederica, DE (5.9 miles ), Dover Base Housing, DE (7.0 miles ), Rising Sun-Lebanon, DE (7.9 miles ), Little Creek, DE (8.1 miles) , Riverview, DE (8.6 miles ), Highland Acres, DE (9.4 miles ), Kent Acres, DE (9.6 miles ).

Latitude: 39.06 N, Longitude: 75.40 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +120 (+64.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (13%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Public administration (14%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Paper (8%)
  • Personal and laundry services (8%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (7%)
  • Rail and water transportation workers (7%)
  • Plant and system operators (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Personal appearance workers (8%)
  • Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)


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Bowers-area historical tornado activity is near Delaware state average. It is 20% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/31/1992, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.0 miles away from the Bowers town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1977, a category 2 tornado 5.3 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bowers:
  • BAYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; DOVER, DE)
  • BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; LEWES, DE)
  • SOUTH JERSEY HOSPITAL SYSTEM (about 28 miles; BRIDGETON, NJ)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bowers:
  • DOVER AFB (about 6 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 44 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; ID: ILG)
  • SALISBURY-OCEAN CITY WICOMICO REGIONAL (about 51 miles; SALISBURY, MD; ID: SBY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bowers:
  • DELDOT HELISTOP (about 9 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: 0N5)
  • HENDERSON AVIATION (about 11 miles; FELTON, DE; ID: 0N6)
  • CHANDELLE ESTATES (about 12 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: 0N4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bowers:
  • DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 2,641)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE-OWENS (about 30 miles; GEORGETOWN, DE; FT enrollment: 2,053)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 38 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 17,786)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 41 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; FT enrollment: 3,087)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 45 miles; NEWARK, DE; FT enrollment: 3,817)
  • ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,587)
  • SALISBURY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; SALISBURY, MD; FT enrollment: 5,645)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Delaware:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  58.7%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  12.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  12.0%
Whole state:  9.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.0%
Whole state:  4.4%

Bowers compared to Delaware state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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8.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,636 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.47%
Delaware average:  6.10%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($838 average AGI)
Kent County:  0.21%
Delaware average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from New Castle County, DE  1.92% ($46,984 average AGI)
from Philadelphia County, PA  0.19% ($43,981)
from Caroline County, MD  0.16% ($32,667)


6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,085 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.54%
Delaware average:  5.32%

0.29% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,231 average AGI)
Kent County:  0.29%
Delaware average:  0.10%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to New Castle County, DE  1.09% ($41,164 average AGI)
to Philadelphia County, PA  0.10% ($33,481)
to Caroline County, MD  0.07% ($26,421)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bowers:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
  • WIBF (1600 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: DIAMOND STATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WDOV (1410 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bowers:
  • WAFL (97.7 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRDX (94.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXPZ (101.3 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRTX (91.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF THE C/WEALTH SYSTEM)
  • WDSD (92.9 FM; SMYRNA, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSCL (89.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WSNJ-FM (107.7 FM; BRIDGETON, NJ; Owner: COHANZICK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W261AE (100.1 FM; CAMDEN, DE; Owner: FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH)
  • W292CF (106.3 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bowers:
  • WEVD-LP (Channel 27; DOVER, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE)
  • W14CM (Channel 14; DOVER, DE; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WBOC-TV (Channel 16; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: WBOC, INC.)
  • WDPB (Channel 64; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)

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