Bowling Green, FL (Florida) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,953 (Urban population: 2,809 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 144 (6 farm, 137 nonfarm))

Bowling Green, Florida Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 954 (815 occupied: 609 owner occupied, 206 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	30%

Housing density: 674 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $289,425.

Median contract rent in 2007: $455 (lower quartile is $291, upper quartile is $571)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $410

Median gross rent in Bowling Green, FL in 2007: $606

Housing units in Bowling Green with a mortgage: 288 (12 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 167

Bowling Green,FL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $112,841 (it was $45,900 in 2000)

Bowling Green:	$112,841
Florida:	$230,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $65,680 - $152,902

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $123,119
Here: $123,119
State: $334,342

Townhouses or other attached units: $141,515
Here: $141,515
State: $258,333

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $209,631
Here: $209,631
State: $240,504

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $2,008,730
Here: $2,008,730
State: $281,565

Mobile homes: $34,531
Here: $34,531
State: $43,568

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,192
Here: $45,192
State: $47,032

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,787

In family households: 2,528 (462 male householders, 180 female householders)
447 spouses, 910 children (811 natural, 22 adopted, 77 stepchildren), 174 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 156 other relatives, 145 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 259 (66 male householders (36 living alone)), 83 female householders (72 living alone)), 110 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 91 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 178 2-persons, 149 3-persons, 112 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 108 1-person, 30 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 1 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

507 married couples with children.
239 single-parent households (49 men, 190 women).

55.3% of residents of Bowling Green speak English at home.
44.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 24% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 688 (23.9%)
(17.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.0
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bowling Green, Florida:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 36 3 rooms: 95 4 rooms: 75 5 rooms: 181 6 rooms: 126 7 rooms: 69 8 rooms: 16 9 or more rooms: 8

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bowling Green, Florida:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 36 4 rooms: 21 5 rooms: 68 6 rooms: 38 7 rooms: 9 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 23
1995 to 1998: 53
1990 to 1994: 52
1980 to 1989: 143
1970 to 1979: 320
1960 to 1969: 95
1950 to 1959: 119
1940 to 1949: 47
1939 or earlier: 102

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bowling Green:
	no bedroom: 27 1 bedroom: 85 2 bedrooms: 137 3 bedrooms: 304 4 bedrooms: 54 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bowling Green:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 45 2 bedrooms: 45 3 bedrooms: 82 4 bedrooms: 23 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bowling Green in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 43 1 vehicle: 249 2 vehicles: 216 3 vehicles: 80 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Bowling Green in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 35 1 vehicle: 104 2 vehicles: 52 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Bowling Green, FL:

Less than $10,000: 1
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 1
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 20
$50,000 to $59,999: 26
$60,000 to $69,999: 43
$70,000 to $79,999: 49
$80,000 to $89,999: 48
$90,000 to $99,999: 44
$100,000 to $124,999: 108
$125,000 to $149,999: 105
$150,000 to $174,999: 47
$175,000 to $199,999: 31
$200,000 to $249,999: 45
$250,000 to $299,999: 9
$300,000 to $399,999: 18
$400,000 to $499,999: 3
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 3

Bowling Green rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bowling Green:

Less than $100: 16 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 9
$200 to $249: 9
$250 to $299: 10
$300 to $349: 15
$350 to $399: 11
$400 to $449: 15
$450 to $499: 25
$500 to $549: 21
$550 to $599: 16
$600 to $649: 11
$650 to $699: 1
$700 to $749: 8
$750 to $799: 10
$800 to $899: 3
$900 to $999: 3
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 19

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 255 1990 to 1994: 155 1985 to 1989: 70 1980 to 1984: 97 1975 to 1979: 49 1970 to 1974: 23 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 31

Bowling Green, FL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.4%
Number of people working at home: 5 (0.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 32
5 to 9 minutes: 136
10 to 14 minutes: 144
15 to 19 minutes: 146
20 to 24 minutes: 126
25 to 29 minutes: 27
30 to 34 minutes: 213
35 to 39 minutes: 4
40 to 44 minutes: 29
45 to 59 minutes: 76
60 to 89 minutes: 114
90 or more minutes: 46

Bowling Green mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 599 (55%)
Carpooled: 411 (37%)
Bus or trolley bus: 28 (3%)
Walked: 25 (2%)
Other means: 30 (3%)
Worked at home: 5 (0%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 112
$10,000 to $14,999: 82
$15,000 to $19,999: 75
$20,000 to $24,999: 82
$25,000 to $29,999: 71
$30,000 to $34,999: 51
$35,000 to $39,999: 47
$40,000 to $44,999: 51
$45,000 to $49,999: 62
$50,000 to $59,999: 49
$60,000 to $74,999: 43
$75,000 to $99,999: 46
$100,000 to $124,999: 10
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 or more: 7

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1270

United States or American: 295

Irish: 73

German: 57

English: 56

Subsaharan African:: 39

African: 39

French (except Basque): 28

Polish: 19

Scotch-Irish: 16

Dutch: 15

European: 12

Italian: 9

Scottish: 9

British: 8

French Canadian: 5

Armenian: 3

Norwegian: 3

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2

Jamaican: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (93%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Guatemala (2%)
Jamaica (1%)
Guyana (0%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1365
Northeast: 136
Midwest: 218
South: 382
West: 37

61% of Bowling Green residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Florida.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 48
Nursery to 4th grade: 85
5th and 6th grade: 113
7th and 8th grade: 81
9th grade: 49
10th grade: 50
11th grade: 28
12th grade, no diploma: 35
High school graduate (or equivalency): 170
Less than 1 year of college: 44
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 75
Associate degree: 13
Bachelor's degree: 22
Master's degree: 7
Professional school degree: 2
Doctorate degree: 1

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 49
Nursery to 4th grade: 42
5th and 6th grade: 51
7th and 8th grade: 75
9th grade: 34
10th grade: 42
11th grade: 30
12th grade, no diploma: 38
High school graduate (or equivalency): 245
Less than 1 year of college: 54
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 50
Associate degree: 17
Bachelor's degree: 41
Master's degree: 15
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 20.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 80.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 4.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 20.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 16.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 19.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,989
Black householders: $28,361
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $288,662
Some other race householders: $31,254
Two or more races householders: $23,988
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,169

Bowling Green household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bowling Green household income for Black householders

Bowling Green household income for Some other race householders

Bowling Green household income for Two or more races householders

Bowling Green household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bowling Green marital status for males

Bowling Green marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $126,324
Black or African American householders: $115,694
Some other race householders: $101,109
Two or more races householders: $117,424
Hispanic or Latino householders: $104,817

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 638
One, attached: 7
Two: 57
3 or 4: 4
5 to 9: 13
10 to 19: 4
20 to 49: 3
Mobile homes: 173
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 55

Median worth of mobile homes: $60,603

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bowling Green:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (71%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%) Utility gas (4%) No fuel used (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (67%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%) No fuel used (11%) Utility gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	2.4%
Florida:	11.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	6.4%
Florida:	9.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

Here:	14.5%
Florida:	21.0%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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