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Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Bowmanstown is a Census borough of 968 people across 0.77 square miles of land, in Carbon County. Median household income is $68,365, 61.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bowmanstown
What Bowmanstown is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.77 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,258 plus or minus 286
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarbon 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.
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How many people live in Bowmanstown
- Population968 plus or minus 220
- Median age38.2
- Population under 18134 plus or minus 49
- Share under 1813.8 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Population 65 and over162 plus or minus 47
- Share 65 and over16.7 percent
- Households389 plus or minus 81
- Family households207 plus or minus 47
- Share of households that are families53.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bowmanstown
- Median household income$68,365 plus or minus $17,340
- Per capita income$36,304
- Civilian labor force575 plus or minus 166
- Employed492 plus or minus 155
- Unemployed83 plus or minus 44
- Unemployment rate14.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over760 plus or minus 169
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.1 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bowmanstown
- Housing units416
- Occupied units389 plus or minus 81
- Vacant units27 plus or minus 21
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Owner occupied239 plus or minus 54
- Renter occupied150 plus or minus 56
- Ownership rate61.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$191,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,005 plus or minus $292
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.6 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Single family units310 plus or minus 66
- Share single family74.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more74 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more17.8 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Mobile homes32 plus or minus 39
- Median year structure built1951
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bowmanstown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute440 plus or minus 151
- Commuting under 15 minutes125 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.4 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more193 plus or minus 67
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.9 percent
- Drove alone87.6 percent
- Carpooled3.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Bowmanstown (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,580,000
- Average approval$526,667
- Median approval$520,000
- Largest approval$560,000
- Jobs supported45
- Jobs per approval15.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowmanstown, 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.
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Flood risk in Bowmanstown
- NFIP communityBorough of Bowmanstown
- NFIP community number420248
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/03/02
The Borough of Bowmanstown participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420248 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.
Carbon County, not Bowmanstown
Carbon County context, not Bowmanstown figures
- Establishments in Carbon County1,205
- Covered employment, Carbon County16,676
- Average annual pay, Carbon County$44,741
- Housing units permitted, Carbon County157
Every figure in this section is published for Carbon County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bowmanstown.
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
Bowmanstown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bowmanstown, Pennsylvania?
968, in 389 households. Bowmanstown borough covers 0.77 square miles of land, which is 1,258 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bowmanstown in?
Carbon 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 Bowmanstown?
$68,365. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $191,900. Median gross rent is $1,005 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bowmanstown businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.6 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $520,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowmanstown, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bowmanstown borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bowmanstown. 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 Bowmanstown in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bowmanstown appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bowmanstown, borough of, community 420248, 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 Bowmanstown figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carbon 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 Bowmanstown.
Is zoning published for Bowmanstown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.