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Bowling Green, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Bowling Green is a Census city of 2,226 people across 1.26 square miles of land, in Hardee County. Median household income is $45,357, 70.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bowling Green
What Bowling Green is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.26 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,762 plus or minus 420
- County holding the largest share of its areaHardee County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowling Green
How many people live in Bowling Green
- Population2,226 plus or minus 531
- Median age28.0
- Population under 18470 plus or minus 155
- Share under 1821.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over418 plus or minus 112
- Share 65 and over18.8 percent
- Households768 plus or minus 175
- Family households534 plus or minus 124
- Share of households that are families69.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowling Green
Income and work in Bowling Green
- Median household income$45,357 plus or minus $12,585
- Per capita income$22,685 plus or minus $4,540
- Civilian labor force1,036 plus or minus 326
- Employed934 plus or minus 306
- Unemployed102 plus or minus 69
- Unemployment rate9.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over1,322 plus or minus 286
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowling Green
Housing in Bowling Green
- Housing units908
- Occupied units768 plus or minus 175
- Vacant units140 plus or minus 67
- Vacancy rate15.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied539 plus or minus 121
- Renter occupied229 plus or minus 115
- Ownership rate70.2 percent plus or minus 22.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$116,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,011 plus or minus $264
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.7 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Single family units634 plus or minus 154
- Share single family69.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more51 plus or minus 47
- Share in buildings of two or more5.6 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Mobile homes211 plus or minus 69
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowling Green
How Bowling Green gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute849 plus or minus 298
- Commuting under 15 minutes209 plus or minus 125
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.6 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more388 plus or minus 148
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.7 percent
- Drove alone64.7 percent
- Carpooled23.8 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Public transport4.4 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home6.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowling Green
SBA loans in Bowling Green (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$5,000,000
- Average approval$5,000,000
- Median approval$5,000,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported11
- Jobs per approval11.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term314 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowling Green, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bowling Green
SBA loans in Bowling Green (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$151,000
- Average approval$151,000
- Median approval$151,000
- Largest approval$151,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowling Green, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bowling Green
Flood risk in Bowling Green
- NFIP communityCity of Bowling Green
- NFIP community number120104
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/06/13
The City of Bowling Green participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120104 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hardee County, not Bowling Green
Hardee County context, not Bowling Green figures
- Establishments in Hardee County436
- Covered employment, Hardee County7,044
- Average annual pay, Hardee County$47,192
- Housing units permitted, Hardee County123
Every figure in this section is published for Hardee County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bowling Green.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Bowling Green questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bowling Green, Florida?
2,226, in 768 households. Bowling Green city covers 1.26 square miles of land, which is 1,762 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bowling Green in?
Hardee County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bowling Green?
$45,357. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,800. Median gross rent is $1,011 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bowling Green businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $5.0 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $5,000,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $151,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowling Green, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bowling Green borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bowling Green. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bowling Green in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bowling Green appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bowling Green, city of, community 120104, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bowling Green figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hardee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bowling Green.
Is zoning published for Bowling Green?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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