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Kent County

Population in July 2009: 350. Population change since 2000: +14.8%

Males: 172	(49.2%)
Females: 178	(50.8%)

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

Zip codes: 19946.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $43,166 (it was $37,031 in 2000)

Bowers:	$43,166
Delaware:	$56,860

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $30,648

Bowers town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $200,032 (it was $93,400 in 2000)

Bowers:	$200,032
Delaware:	$249,400

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $268,898; Detached houses: $298,236; Townhouses or other attached units: $212,223; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $212,223; Mobile homes: $181,716

Median gross rent in 2009: $956.

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White alone - 287 (93.8%)
Black alone - 12 (3.9%)
Two or more races - 7 (2.3%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Bowers: 85.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 1220 people per square mile

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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 (commute): 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 July 2011

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $674 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $465 (0.3%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vineland, NJ (35.6 miles , pop. 56,271).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (66.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Magnolia, DE (2.1 miles ), Frederica, DE (2.3 miles ), Dover Base Housing, DE (2.5 miles ), Rising Sun-Lebanon, DE (2.5 miles ), Riverview, DE (2.6 miles ), Woodside East, DE (2.8 miles ), Highland Acres, DE (2.8 miles ), Little Creek, DE (2.8 miles) .

Latitude: 39.06 N, Longitude: 75.40 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 302

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Unemployment in March 2011:

Here:	8.2%
Delaware:	8.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

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

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Construction (22%)
Retail trade (12%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Transportation and warehousing (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Manufacturing (6%)

Health care and social assistance (39%)
Other services, except public administration (14%)
Retail trade (11%)
Transportation and warehousing (11%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

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%)

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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Average climate in Bowers, Delaware

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Tornado activity:

Bowers-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Delaware state average. It is 0% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/31/1992, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.7 miles away from the Bowers town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/9/1977, a category F2 tornado 4.4 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Bowers-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Delaware state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.4 miles away from Bowers center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 31.8 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Kent County (9) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 2, Snowstorms: 2, Flood: 1, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Storm: 1, Water Shortage: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bowers:

BAYHEALTH - KENT GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; DOVER, DE)
BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; LEWES, DE)
NANTICOKE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 32 miles away; SEAFORD, DE)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bowers:

Delaware State University (about 12 miles; Dover, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,113)
Delaware Technical and Community College-Owens (about 26 miles; Georgetown, DE; FT enrollment: 2,382)
Cumberland County College (about 33 miles; Vineland, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,365)
Wilmington University (about 43 miles; New Castle, DE; FT enrollment: 4,279)
Delaware Technical and Community College-Stanton-Wilmington (about 45 miles; Newark, DE; FT enrollment: 3,290)
University of Delaware (about 47 miles; Newark, DE; FT enrollment: 18,469)
Rowan University (about 48 miles; Glassboro, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,650)

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Notable location: Maritime Museum (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Bowers: Saxton United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

River: Murderkill River (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Beach: Bowers Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Kent County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.7. This is about average.

City:	31.7
U.S.:	32.0

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 9.38. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.2 miles away from the city center.

City:	9.38
U.S.:	9.59

Lead (Pb) [µ/m³] level in 2005 was 0.00528. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.9 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.00528
U.S.:	0.05221

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.6%
(18.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

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

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bowers, DE

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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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Bowers mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%)
Electricity (31%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
Utility gas (5%)

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Religion statistics for Bowers:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 32.11%

Here		32.1%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	31.9%	26.0%	4.8%	4.2%	3.9%
Congregations	3.7%	26.6%	1.8%	4.6%	1.8%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	The Wesleyan Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of the Nazarene	Other
Adherents	3.3%	2.9%	2.5%	2.2%	18.3%
Congregations	2.8%	4.6%	4.6%	5.5%	44.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 24

This county:	1.58 / 10,000 pop.
Delaware:	1.74 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 2

Kent County:	0.13 / 10,000 pop.
Delaware:	0.09 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 18

This county:	1.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.25 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 52

Kent County:	3.43 / 10,000 pop.
Delaware:	2.84 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 73

Kent County:	4.81 / 10,000 pop.
State:	7.43 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Here:	10.9%
State:	9.0%

Adult obesity rate:

This county:	31.2%
Delaware:	27.9%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

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:

WIBF (1600 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: DIAMOND STATE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDOV (1410 AM; 5 kW; DOVER, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, 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)
WRTX (91.7 FM; DOVER, DE; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV OF THE C/WEALTH SYSTEM)
WXPZ (101.3 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDSD (92.9 FM; SMYRNA, DE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSCL (89.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
W261AE (100.1 FM; CAMDEN, DE; Owner: FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH)
WSNJ-FM (107.7 FM; BRIDGETON, NJ; Owner: COHANZICK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTDK (107.1 FM; FEDERALSBURG, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING, L.C.)
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.)
WMDT (Channel 47; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP)
WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)

Bowers fatal accident list:

Aug 27, 1995 08:00 AM, Rt18, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$93,800
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2005 2003

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0424.00

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Hazardous Condition: 1

Bowers on our top lists:

#15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers"
#23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers"
#25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors"
#30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:"
#30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Paper"
#36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Secretaries and administrative assistants"
#67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of unmarried partner households"

#36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
#50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
#55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
#57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"

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