Bowling Green

Population: 73,638
Median household income: $48,419
Median home value: $232,100

Bowling Green is a community in Warren County, Kentucky, home to 73,638 residents. The median household income of $48,419 is below the Warren County median ($64,801).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bowling Green's population grew 8.9% from 67,600 to 73,638, while its median home value rose 44.2% from $161,000 to $232,100.

25.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.29 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 73,638
Median age: 27.9 yrs
Median household income: $48,419
Median home value: $232,100
Median gross rent: $948
Housing units: 32,726
Homeownership rate: 37.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

67,60073,638

Median household income

$42,216$48,419

Median home value

$161,000$232,100

Median gross rent

$778$948

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	67,600	$42,216	$161,000	$778
2020	71,628	$42,044	$168,000	$815
2021	71,422	$43,633	$171,600	$842
2022	72,385	$47,118	$215,300	$931
2023	73,638	$48,419	$232,100	$948

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2422.1%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 548.8%

55 to 648.1%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,923	6.7%
5 to 17	11,913	16.2%
18 to 24	16,254	22.1%
25 to 34	10,973	14.9%
35 to 44	9,026	12.3%
45 to 54	6,516	8.8%
55 to 64	5,977	8.1%
65 to 74	4,678	6.4%
75 and over	3,378	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	46,575	63.2%
Black or African American	9,354	12.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	63	0.1%
Asian	5,314	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	628	0.9%
Some other race	128	0.2%
Two or more races	3,683	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,893	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.5%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,896	14.5%
High school graduate	10,215	25.2%
Some college or associate's	11,469	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	7,835	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5,133	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone74.5%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.3%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	26,470	74.5%
Carpooled	4,821	13.6%
Public transit	95	0.3%
Walked	1,683	4.7%
Bicycle	120	0.3%
Worked from home	1,847	5.2%
Other means	510	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,910	44.2%
15 to 29 min	12,819	38.0%
30 to 44 min	3,398	10.1%
45 to 59 min	758	2.2%
60+ min	1,814	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 25.4% (17,286 of 68,014)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,499	52.2%
Nonfamily households	14,200	47.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29,699	90.8%
Vacant	3,027	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,086	37.3%
Renter-occupied	18,613	62.7%

1-unit, detached44.9%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units17.8%

5 to 19 units21.9%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,693	44.9%
1-unit, attached	875	2.7%
2 to 4 units	5,813	17.8%
5 to 19 units	7,166	21.9%
20 or more units	2,810	8.6%
Mobile home & other	1,369	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2108902
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 42 sq mi
Water area: 0.26 sq mi
Center point: 36.9768, -86.4337