Bowling Green

Population: 4,130
Median household income: $51,675
Median home value: $116,400

Bowling Green, a community in Pike County, Missouri, has 4,130 residents. At $51,675, its median household income sits below Pike County's $57,572.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bowling Green's population declined 25.1% from 5,516 to 4,130, while its median home value rose 34.1% from $86,800 to $116,400.

76.9% of workers drive to work alone. 64.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,130
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $51,675
Median home value: $116,400
Median gross rent: $773
Housing units: 1,586
Homeownership rate: 57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5164,130

Median household income

$38,125$51,675

Median home value

$86,800$116,400

Median gross rent

$579$773

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,516	$38,125	$86,800	$579
2020	5,259	$36,658	$85,100	$611
2021	4,391	$35,477	$90,800	$670
2022	4,149	$44,338	$106,300	$727
2023	4,130	$51,675	$116,400	$773

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3418.5%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	245	5.9%
5 to 17	628	15.2%
18 to 24	393	9.5%
25 to 34	765	18.5%
35 to 44	435	10.5%
45 to 54	512	12.4%
55 to 64	514	12.4%
65 to 74	368	8.9%
75 and over	270	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,336	80.8%
Black or African American	388	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	43	1.0%
Asian	21	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	296	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.4%

High school graduate51.4%

Some college or associate's19.1%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	497	17.4%
High school graduate	1,471	51.4%
Some college or associate's	548	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	180	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	168	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,106	76.9%
Carpooled	181	12.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	72	5.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	78	5.4%
Other means	1	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	628	46.2%
15 to 29 min	335	24.6%
30 to 44 min	229	16.8%
45 to 59 min	80	5.9%
60+ min	88	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 21.1% (677 of 3,210)

	Count	Share
Family households	873	58.7%
Nonfamily households	613	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,486	93.7%
Vacant	100	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	854	57.5%
Renter-occupied	632	42.5%

1-unit, detached64.4%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units17.0%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other8.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,021	64.4%
1-unit, attached	16	1.0%
2 to 4 units	269	17.0%
5 to 19 units	53	3.3%
20 or more units	92	5.8%
Mobile home & other	135	8.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2907660
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.69 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.3448, -91.2025