Bowling Green

Population: 2,283
Median household income: $45,101
Median home value: $106,500

Bowling Green, a community in Hardee County, Florida, has 2,283 residents. At $45,101, its median household income sits below Hardee County's $54,231.

From 2019 to 2023, Bowling Green's population declined 21.1% from 2,893 to 2,283, while its median home value rose 94.0% from $54,900 to $106,500.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 48.4% of the population. 69.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,283
Median age: 27.4 yrs
Median household income: $45,101
Median home value: $106,500
Median gross rent: $1,116
Housing units: 872
Homeownership rate: 60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8932,283

Median household income

$37,208$45,101

Median home value

$54,900$106,500

Median gross rent

$688$1,116

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,893	$37,208	$54,900	$688
2020	2,910	$37,245	$60,300	$734
2021	2,516	$39,536	$56,700	$799
2022	2,484	$46,429	$95,000	$1,066
2023	2,283	$45,101	$106,500	$1,116

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 2417.4%

25 to 3418.6%

35 to 448.9%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 648.2%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	150	6.6%
5 to 17	396	17.3%
18 to 24	397	17.4%
25 to 34	425	18.6%
35 to 44	204	8.9%
45 to 54	177	7.8%
55 to 64	188	8.2%
65 to 74	180	7.9%
75 and over	166	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	902	39.5%
Black or African American	140	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	135	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,106	48.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.3%

High school graduate43.1%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	285	21.3%
High school graduate	577	43.1%
Some college or associate's	351	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	55	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	72	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled19.6%

Public transit4.8%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	618	69.3%
Carpooled	175	19.6%
Public transit	43	4.8%
Walked	12	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	4.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	186	21.9%
15 to 29 min	261	30.8%
30 to 44 min	149	17.6%
45 to 59 min	124	14.6%
60+ min	128	15.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.12
Poverty rate: 30.6% (668 of 2,185)

	Count	Share
Family households	499	69.6%
Nonfamily households	218	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	717	82.2%
Vacant	155	17.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	431	60.1%
Renter-occupied	286	39.9%

1-unit, detached68.7%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units5.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	599	68.7%
1-unit, attached	18	2.1%
2 to 4 units	47	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	208	23.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1207775
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.26 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 27.6378, -81.8248