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Moving to Bowen, Illinois

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Population: 535. Estimated population in July 2024: 508 (-5.0% change)
Males: 255 (47.7%), Females: 280 (52.3%)

Hancock County

Zip code: 62316

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $29,091
Median house value: $41,700

Population by Race

Races in Bowen:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

Ancestries: German (37.2%), United States (12.3%), English (12.0%), Irish (11.6%), Italian (2.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%).

Elevation: 685 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Map of Bowen, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bowen

  • High school or higher: 83.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bowen village

  • Never married: 21.2%
  • Now married: 58.3%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 12.8%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +64 (+13.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bowen:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bowen:

  • QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 23 miles; QUINCY, IL; Abbreviation: UIN)
  • SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 37 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: BRL)
  • QUAD CITY INTL (about 92 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bowen:

  • CARTHAGE (about 14 miles; CARTHAGE, IL; Abbreviation: I48)
  • MOUNT STERLING MUNICIPAL (about 25 miles; MOUNT STERLING, IL; Abbreviation: I63)
  • KEOKUK MUNI (about 29 miles; KEOKUK, IA; Abbreviation: EOK)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bowen:

  • WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 93 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 95 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 95 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 100 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 104 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)

Public primary/middle schools in Bowen:

  • SOUTHEASTERN JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 143; Location: PO BOX 247; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 70; Location: PO BOX 247; Grades: 04 – 05)

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