Bowling Green

Population: 30,051
Median household income: $46,719
Median home value: $217,300

Bowling Green, a community in Wood County, Ohio, has 30,051 residents. Its median household income of $46,719 runs below the Wood County figure of $73,124.

From 2019 to 2023, Bowling Green's population declined 4.7% from 31,526 to 30,051, while its median home value rose 29.3% from $168,000 to $217,300.

29.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.08 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,051
Median age: 23.6 yrs
Median household income: $46,719
Median home value: $217,300
Median gross rent: $874
Housing units: 12,647
Homeownership rate: 36.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 47.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,52630,051

Median household income

$37,346$46,719

Median home value

$168,000$217,300

Median gross rent

$724$874

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,526	$37,346	$168,000	$724
2020	31,638	$39,210	$171,800	$737
2021	30,715	$37,356	$178,700	$766
2022	30,157	$41,346	$205,700	$823
2023	30,051	$46,719	$217,300	$874

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 179.7%

18 to 2440.7%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 447.0%

45 to 546.9%

55 to 647.4%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,217	4.0%
5 to 17	2,922	9.7%
18 to 24	12,245	40.7%
25 to 34	4,107	13.7%
35 to 44	2,100	7.0%
45 to 54	2,059	6.9%
55 to 64	2,212	7.4%
65 to 74	1,714	5.7%
75 and over	1,475	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,842	82.7%
Black or African American	1,476	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	89	0.3%
Asian	382	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.0%
Some other race	28	0.1%
Two or more races	1,236	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,989	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's22.0%

Bachelor's degree24.8%

Graduate or professional degree22.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	683	5.0%
High school graduate	3,548	26.0%
Some college or associate's	3,008	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,394	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3,034	22.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.7%

Walked8.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,903	73.1%
Carpooled	1,037	7.0%
Public transit	104	0.7%
Walked	1,279	8.6%
Bicycle	41	0.3%
Worked from home	1,480	9.9%
Other means	69	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,847	51.0%
15 to 29 min	2,988	22.2%
30 to 44 min	2,911	21.7%
45 to 59 min	324	2.4%
60+ min	363	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 29.7% (7,482 of 25,159)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,454	36.9%
Nonfamily households	7,629	63.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,083	95.5%
Vacant	564	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,445	36.8%
Renter-occupied	7,638	63.2%

1-unit, detached39.7%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units11.7%

5 to 19 units24.9%

20 or more units14.2%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,025	39.7%
1-unit, attached	707	5.6%
2 to 4 units	1,477	11.7%
5 to 19 units	3,152	24.9%
20 or more units	1,802	14.2%
Mobile home & other	484	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3907972
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 41.3777, -83.6496