Bow is a tiny coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 203 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bow is the 322nd largest community in Washington. Bow home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Bow real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Bow is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 93.73% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bow is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Bow who work in maintenance occupations (34.65%), food service (31.35%), and sales jobs (23.43%). Overall, Bow’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Bow has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Bow a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Bow is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. One of the benefits of Bow is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.17 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Bow is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Bow is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Bow has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well. As is often the case in a small town, Bow doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Bow has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.56% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Bow in 2022 was $25,822, which is low income relative to Washington, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $103,288 for a family of four. The people who call Bow home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bow residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Bow include Dutch, European, Welsh, Scottish, and German. The most common language spoken in Bow is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
