Bowling Green

Population: 1,096
Median household income: $71,875
Median home value: $123,600

Bowling Green, a community in Allegany County, Maryland, has 1,096 residents. The median household income of $71,875 is above the Allegany County median ($57,393).

From 2019 to 2023, Bowling Green's population declined 9.9% from 1,217 to 1,096, while its median home value rose 18.2% from $104,600 to $123,600.

9.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 1.94 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,096
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $71,875
Median home value: $123,600
Median gross rent: $852
Housing units: 616
Homeownership rate: 59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2171,096

Median household income

$55,500$71,875

Median home value

$104,600$123,600

Median gross rent

$675$852

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,217	$55,500	$104,600	$675
2020	1,289	$62,736	$99,400	$728
2021	1,282	$55,250	$99,500	$776
2022	1,102	$59,773	$119,100	$843
2023	1,096	$71,875	$123,600	$852

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 2417.8%

25 to 345.1%

35 to 4417.4%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6420.6%

65 to 747.3%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	132	12.0%
18 to 24	195	17.8%
25 to 34	56	5.1%
35 to 44	191	17.4%
45 to 54	147	13.4%
55 to 64	226	20.6%
65 to 74	80	7.3%
75 and over	69	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,063	97.0%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
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	32	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.4%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's51.0%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3	0.4%
High school graduate	238	30.9%
Some college or associate's	392	51.0%
Bachelor's degree	121	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone81.4%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	463	81.4%
Carpooled	22	3.9%
Public transit	7	1.2%
Walked	1	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	70	12.3%
Other means	6	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	228	45.7%
15 to 29 min	252	50.5%
30 to 44 min	12	2.4%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	7	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.94
Poverty rate: 9.2% (101 of 1,096)

	Count	Share
Family households	287	50.8%
Nonfamily households	278	49.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	565	91.7%
Vacant	51	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	337	59.6%
Renter-occupied	228	40.4%

1-unit, detached66.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units15.3%

20 or more units10.6%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	411	66.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	31	5.0%
5 to 19 units	94	15.3%
20 or more units	65	10.6%
Mobile home & other	15	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2408850
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.6271, -78.8050