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Bowdon, Georgia: commercial real estate data.
Bowdon is a Census city of 2,006 people across 3.40 square miles of land, in Carroll County. Median household income is $65,337, 51.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bowdon
What Bowdon is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.4 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land590 plus or minus 156
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarroll 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.
Bowdon
How many people live in Bowdon
- Population2,006 plus or minus 531
- Median age39.7 plus or minus 8.4
- Population under 18309 plus or minus 111
- Share under 1815.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Population 65 and over424 plus or minus 138
- Share 65 and over21.1 percent
- Households847 plus or minus 206
- Family households547 plus or minus 162
- Share of households that are families64.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowdon
Income and work in Bowdon
- Median household income$65,337 plus or minus $27,287
- Per capita income$32,757 plus or minus $6,538
- Civilian labor force920 plus or minus 292
- Employed895 plus or minus 287
- Unemployed25 plus or minus 18
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over1,404 plus or minus 354
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.6 percent plus or minus 26.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowdon
Housing in Bowdon
- Housing units942 plus or minus 201
- Occupied units847 plus or minus 206
- Vacant units95 plus or minus 63
- Vacancy rate10.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied440 plus or minus 142
- Renter occupied407 plus or minus 137
- Ownership rate51.9 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$167,500 plus or minus $105,913
- Median gross rent, monthly$919
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Single family units577 plus or minus 136
- Share single family61.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more139 plus or minus 70
- Share in buildings of two or more14.8 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes226 plus or minus 146
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowdon
How Bowdon gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute881 plus or minus 286
- Commuting under 15 minutes179 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more333 plus or minus 171
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.8 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Drove alone86.3 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Worked from home1.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowdon
SBA loans in Bowdon (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$7,572,000
- Average approval$1,262,000
- Median approval$650,000
- Largest approval$3,750,000
- Jobs supported408
- Jobs per approval68.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowdon, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Bowdon
Flood risk in Bowdon
- NFIP communityCity of Bowdon
- NFIP community number130244
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/19/07(M)
The City of Bowdon participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 130244 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.
Carroll County, not Bowdon
Carroll County context, not Bowdon figures
- Establishments in Carroll County2,358
- Covered employment, Carroll County45,530
- Average annual pay, Carroll County$56,823
- Housing units permitted, Carroll County900
Every figure in this section is published for Carroll County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bowdon.
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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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bowdon questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bowdon, Georgia?
2,006, in 847 households. Bowdon city covers 3.40 square miles of land, which is 590 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bowdon in?
Carroll 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 Bowdon?
$65,337. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $167,500. Median gross rent is $919 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bowdon businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $7.6 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $650,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowdon, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bowdon borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bowdon. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bowdon in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bowdon appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bowdon, city of, community 130244, 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 Bowdon figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carroll 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 Bowdon.
Is zoning published for Bowdon?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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