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Bowie, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Bowie is a Census city of 57,926 people across 20.44 square miles of land, in Prince George's County. Median household income is $141,995, 83.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 128 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $36.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bowie
What Bowie is
- Census place typecity
- Land area20.44 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,834
- County holding the largest share of its areaPrince George's 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.
Bowie
How many people live in Bowie
- Population57,926
- Median age44.0
- Population under 1812,201
- Share under 1821.1 percent
- Population 65 and over10,094
- Share 65 and over17.4 percent
- Households21,551
- Family households15,379
- Share of households that are families71.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowie
Income and work in Bowie
- Median household income$141,995
- Per capita income$61,564
- Civilian labor force33,927
- Employed32,346
- Unemployed1,581 plus or minus 419
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over41,781
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree24.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bowie
- Housing units22,070
- Occupied units21,551
- Vacant units519 plus or minus 191
- Vacancy rate2.4 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Owner occupied18,085
- Renter occupied3,466
- Ownership rate83.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$459,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,330
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.7 percent
- Single family units19,941
- Share single family90.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,125
- Share in buildings of two or more9.6 percent
- Mobile homes4 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bowie gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute23,579
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,390
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more14,044
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more59.6 percent
- Drove alone60.6 percent
- Carpooled8.1 percent
- Public transport3.0 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home26.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Bowie (7(a))
- Approvals128
- Gross approval$35,990,100
- Average approval$281,173
- Median approval$101,350
- Ninetieth percentile approval$723,000
- Largest approval$3,521,000
- Jobs supported1,090
- Jobs per approval8.5
- Loans with a final outcome20
- Paid in full17
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.5 percent
- Share to franchises15.6 percent
- Distinct lenders39
- Distinct industries by NAICS69
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowie, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 20 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.
Bowie
SBA loans in Bowie (504)
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$14,262,000
- Average approval$1,296,545
- Median approval$523,000
- Largest approval$4,999,000
- Jobs supported219
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowie, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Prince George's County, not Bowie
Prince George's County context, not Bowie figures
- Establishments in Prince George's County16,350
- Covered employment, Prince George's County329,476
- Average annual pay, Prince George's County$73,373
- Housing units permitted, Prince George's County1,473
Every figure in this section is published for Prince George's County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bowie.
All Prince George's County figures →
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.
Coverage
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
Bowie questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bowie, Maryland?
57,926, in 21,551 households. Bowie city covers 20.44 square miles of land, which is 2,834 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bowie in?
Prince George's 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 Bowie?
$141,995. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $459,300. Median gross rent is $2,330 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bowie businesses?
128 7(a) approvals totaling $36.0 m since FY2020, across 39 lenders, median approval $101,350, plus 11 504 approvals worth $14.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowie, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bowie borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bowie. Only 20 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.
Are the county figures on this page Bowie figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Prince George's 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 Bowie.
Is zoning published for Bowie?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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