Bowie, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Bowie is a Census city of 5,770 people across 5.52 square miles of land, in Montague County. Median household income is $57,488, 68.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bowie
What Bowie is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.52 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,046
- County holding the largest share of its areaMontague 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 Bowie
- Population5,770
- Median age34.4
- Population under 181,573
- Share under 1827.3 percent
- Population 65 and over1,012 plus or minus 206
- Share 65 and over17.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Households2,365
- Family households1,497
- Share of households that are families63.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bowie
- Median household income$57,488
- Per capita income$28,464
- Civilian labor force2,313
- Employed2,170
- Unemployed143 plus or minus 119
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over3,711
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bowie
- Housing units2,625
- Occupied units2,365
- Vacant units260 plus or minus 148
- Vacancy rate9.9 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied1,625
- Renter occupied740 plus or minus 182
- Ownership rate68.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$174,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,080
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units2,117
- Share single family80.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more266 plus or minus 126
- Share in buildings of two or more10.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes242 plus or minus 143
- Median year structure built1973
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 commute2,036
- Commuting under 15 minutes855 plus or minus 195
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,049 plus or minus 272
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.5 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Drove alone82.0 percent
- Carpooled11.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Worked from home5.2 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowie
SBA loans in Bowie (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$4,769,000
- Average approval$794,833
- Median approval$884,500
- Largest approval$1,504,000
- Jobs supported199
- Jobs per approval33.2
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowie, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$222,000
- Average approval$222,000
- Median approval$222,000
- Largest approval$222,000
- Jobs supported1
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowie, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Bowie
- NFIP communityCity of Bowie
- NFIP community number480481
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/16/11
The City of Bowie participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480481 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.
Montague County, not Bowie
Montague County context, not Bowie figures
- Establishments in Montague County448
- Covered employment, Montague County4,925
- Average annual pay, Montague County$47,325
- Housing units permitted, Montague County22
Every figure in this section is published for Montague County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bowie.
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
Bowie questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bowie, Texas?
5,770, in 2,365 households. Bowie city covers 5.52 square miles of land, which is 1,046 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?
Montague 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?
$57,488. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $174,300. Median gross rent is $1,080 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?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $4.8 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $884,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $222,000 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 2 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 Bowie in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bowie appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bowie, city of, community 480481, 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 Bowie figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Montague 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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