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Cowley, Wyoming: commercial real estate data.
Cowley is a Census town of 755 people across 0.87 square miles of land, in Big Horn County. Median household income is $79,732, 92.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cowley
What Cowley is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.87 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land865 plus or minus 305
- County holding the largest share of its areaBig Horn 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 Cowley
- Population755 plus or minus 266
- Median age30.4
- Population under 18277 plus or minus 96
- Share under 1836.7 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Population 65 and over95 plus or minus 45
- Share 65 and over12.6 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households195 plus or minus 66
- Family households159 plus or minus 59
- Share of households that are families81.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Cowley
- Median household income$79,732 plus or minus $16,988
- Per capita income$25,996 plus or minus $6,146
- Civilian labor force322 plus or minus 118
- Employed309 plus or minus 112
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over435 plus or minus 139
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.3 percent plus or minus 39.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.7 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.7 percent plus or minus 8.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cowley
- Housing units228 plus or minus 65
- Occupied units195 plus or minus 66
- Vacant units33 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate14.5 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Owner occupied181 plus or minus 63
- Renter occupied14 plus or minus 16
- Ownership rate92.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$232,300 plus or minus $60,537
- Single family units212 plus or minus 64
- Share single family93.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more2.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 13
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cowley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute289 plus or minus 109
- Commuting under 15 minutes190 plus or minus 87
- Share commuting under 15 minutes65.7 percent plus or minus 17.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more46 plus or minus 42
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.9 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Drove alone81.2 percent
- Carpooled12.1 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.7 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Worked from home3.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Cowley (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$5,030,400
- Average approval$2,515,200
- Median approval$2,515,200
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported19
- Jobs per approval9.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term8 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cowley, 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.
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Flood risk in Cowley
- NFIP communityTown of Cowley
- NFIP community number560059
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/19/14
The Town of Cowley does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 560059 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.
Big Horn County, not Cowley
Big Horn County context, not Cowley figures
- Establishments in Big Horn County309
- Covered employment, Big Horn County4,241
- Average annual pay, Big Horn County$51,909
- Housing units permitted, Big Horn County11
Every figure in this section is published for Big Horn County as a whole and is not a measurement of Cowley.
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
Cowley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cowley, Wyoming?
755, in 195 households. Cowley town covers 0.87 square miles of land, which is 865 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cowley in?
Big Horn 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 Cowley?
$79,732. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $232,300. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cowley businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $5.0 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $2,515,200. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cowley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cowley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cowley. 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 Cowley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Cowley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cowley, town of, community 560059, 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 Cowley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Big Horn 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 Cowley.
Is zoning published for Cowley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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