Bowling Green, KY (Kentucky) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 55,097 (Urban population: 54,415, Rural population: 682 (24 farm, 658 nonfarm))

Bowling Green, Kentucky Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 21,193 (19,185 occupied: 9,036 owner occupied, 10,149 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	53%
State:	29%

Housing density: 599 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $127,479.

Median contract rent in 2007: $456 (lower quartile is $352, upper quartile is $536)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $454

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

Housing units in Bowling Green with a mortgage: 4,863 (452 second mortgage, 675 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,725

Bowling Green,KY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $133,235 (it was $97,000 in 2000)

Bowling Green:	$133,235
Kentucky:	$114,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,256 - $199,009

Household type by relationship

Households: 43,615

In family households: 32,540 (7,567 male householders, 3,257 female householders)
7,701 spouses, 11,212 children (10,445 natural, 320 adopted, 447 stepchildren), 602 grandchildren, 351 brothers or sisters, 280 parents, 454 other relatives, 1,116 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 11,075 (3,780 male householders (2,592 living alone)), 4,637 female householders (3,843 living alone)), 2,658 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5,510 (1,076 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,882 2-persons, 2,822 3-persons, 1,858 4-persons, 789 5-persons, 274 6-persons, 199 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,435 1-person, 1,495 2-persons, 346 3-persons, 108 4-persons, 33 5-persons.

5,551 married couples with children.
3,244 single-parent households (548 men, 2,696 women).

90.0% of residents of Bowling Green speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 22% don't speak English at all).
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,429 (7.0%)
(16.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bowling Green, Kentucky:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 30 3 rooms: 175 4 rooms: 768 5 rooms: 2,244 6 rooms: 2,042 7 rooms: 1,702 8 rooms: 979 9 or more rooms: 1,096

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bowling Green, Kentucky:
	1 room: 304 2 rooms: 802 3 rooms: 2,157 4 rooms: 3,661 5 rooms: 1,918 6 rooms: 803 7 rooms: 236 8 rooms: 163 9 or more rooms: 105

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 847
1995 to 1998: 2,700
1990 to 1994: 1,649
1980 to 1989: 3,151
1970 to 1979: 3,802
1960 to 1969: 3,353
1950 to 1959: 2,546
1940 to 1949: 1,171
1939 or earlier: 1,974

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bowling Green:
	no bedroom: 27 1 bedroom: 151 2 bedrooms: 1,655 3 bedrooms: 5,110 4 bedrooms: 1,714 5 or more bedrooms: 379

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bowling Green:
	no bedroom: 387 1 bedroom: 3,011 2 bedrooms: 4,665 3 bedrooms: 1,766 4 bedrooms: 235 5 or more bedrooms: 85

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: 437 1 vehicle: 2,809 2 vehicles: 4,209 3 vehicles: 1,266 4 vehicles: 246 5 or more vehicles: 69

Cars and other vehicles available in Bowling Green in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,609 1 vehicle: 5,029 2 vehicles: 2,768 3 vehicles: 545 4 vehicles: 157 5 or more vehicles: 41

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

Less than $10,000: 283
$10,000 to $14,999: 145
$15,000 to $19,999: 155
$20,000 to $24,999: 122
$25,000 to $29,999: 123
$30,000 to $34,999: 126
$35,000 to $39,999: 110
$40,000 to $49,999: 226
$50,000 to $59,999: 201
$60,000 to $69,999: 281
$70,000 to $79,999: 337
$80,000 to $89,999: 455
$90,000 to $99,999: 521
$100,000 to $124,999: 1466
$125,000 to $149,999: 1258
$150,000 to $174,999: 988
$175,000 to $199,999: 841
$200,000 to $249,999: 995
$250,000 to $299,999: 575
$300,000 to $399,999: 525
$400,000 to $499,999: 156
$500,000 to $749,999: 114
$750,000 to $999,999: 64
$1,000,000 or more: 33

Bowling Green rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bowling Green:

Less than $100: 386 people
$100 to $149: 357
$150 to $199: 351
$200 to $249: 345
$250 to $299: 523
$300 to $349: 830
$350 to $399: 980
$400 to $449: 1,447
$450 to $499: 1,566
$500 to $549: 1,422
$550 to $599: 827
$600 to $649: 458
$650 to $699: 410
$700 to $749: 320
$750 to $799: 158
$800 to $899: 150
$900 to $999: 130
$1,000 to $1,249: 79
$1,250 to $1,499: 48
$1,500 to $1,999: 35
$2,000 or more: 12
No cash rent: 406

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,178 1990 to 1994: 616 1985 to 1989: 185 1980 to 1984: 203 1975 to 1979: 103 1970 to 1974: 35 1970 to 1974: 29 1965 to 1969: 80

Bowling Green, KY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.1%
Number of people working at home: 414 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1237
5 to 9 minutes: 4932
10 to 14 minutes: 6754
15 to 19 minutes: 5083
20 to 24 minutes: 2266
25 to 29 minutes: 284
30 to 34 minutes: 914
35 to 39 minutes: 118
40 to 44 minutes: 243
45 to 59 minutes: 618
60 to 89 minutes: 601
90 or more minutes: 313

Bowling Green mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 17,819 (75%)
Carpooled: 3,633 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 34 (0%)
Taxi: 127 (1%)
Motorcycle: 16 (0%)
Bicycle: 92 (0%)
Walked: 1,493 (6%)
Other means: 149 (1%)
Worked at home: 414 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 3271
$10,000 to $14,999: 1691
$15,000 to $19,999: 1594
$20,000 to $24,999: 1789
$25,000 to $29,999: 1532
$30,000 to $34,999: 1030
$35,000 to $39,999: 1006
$40,000 to $44,999: 1147
$45,000 to $49,999: 705
$50,000 to $59,999: 1440
$60,000 to $74,999: 1441
$75,000 to $99,999: 1212
$100,000 to $124,999: 647
$125,000 to $149,999: 238
$150,000 to $199,999: 186
$200,000 or more: 312

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 9581

United States or American: 6078

English: 3759

German: 3735

Irish: 3306

Scotch-Irish: 1110

Yugoslavian: 1068

Italian: 860

Scottish: 786

French (except Basque): 614

European: 599

Subsaharan African:: 400

Polish: 369

African: 357

Dutch: 325

Norwegian: 207

Arab:: 162

British: 153

Swedish: 137

Welsh: 119

French Canadian: 88

Greek: 80

Ukrainian: 77

Arab/Arabic: 69

Hungarian: 54

Croatian: 50

Swiss: 48

Russian: 47

Brazilian: 40

Lebanese: 37

Nigerian: 35

Czech: 34

Danish: 31

Canadian: 30

Slovene: 28

Other Arab: 25

Jordanian: 25

Slovak: 24

Iranian: 18

Finnish: 18

Portuguese: 16

Lithuanian: 16

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 16

Eastern European: 15

Belgian: 14

Serbian: 10

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 10

Romanian: 8

Other Subsaharan African: 8

Austrian: 7

Czechoslovakian: 7

Australian: 6

Syrian: 6

Haitian: 6

Scandinavian: 5

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina (27%)
Mexico (18%)
El Salvador (8%)
Vietnam (7%)
Yugoslavia (5%)
Germany (3%)
Cambodia (2%)

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

This state: 30879
Northeast: 1344
Midwest: 5889
South: 6077
West: 1216

37% of Bowling Green residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Kentucky.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 121
Nursery to 4th grade: 148
5th and 6th grade: 242
7th and 8th grade: 566
9th grade: 433
10th grade: 371
11th grade: 362
12th grade, no diploma: 435
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,344
Less than 1 year of college: 558
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,011
Associate degree: 463
Bachelor's degree: 2,158
Master's degree: 868
Professional school degree: 418
Doctorate degree: 421

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 151
Nursery to 4th grade: 144
5th and 6th grade: 233
7th and 8th grade: 963
9th grade: 404
10th grade: 473
11th grade: 503
12th grade, no diploma: 545
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,020
Less than 1 year of college: 728
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,089
Associate degree: 810
Bachelor's degree: 2,065
Master's degree: 1,109
Professional school degree: 160
Doctorate degree: 210

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 16.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 18.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 6.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 15.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 17.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 20.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $36,635
Black householders: $19,928
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $26,082
Asian householders: $48,965
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $12,866
Some other race householders: $55,310
Two or more races householders: $28,496
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $35,907

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: $151,366
Black or African American householders: $93,264
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $73,622
Asian householders: $132,410
Some other race householders: $108,236
Two or more races householders: $103,978
Hispanic or Latino householders: $118,125

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,500
One, attached: 414
Two: 1,795
3 or 4: 3,262
5 to 9: 2,180
10 to 19: 674
20 to 49: 287
50 or more: 674
Mobile homes: 1,407

Median worth of mobile homes: $20,533

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:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (56%) Electricity (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 290

Here:	6.5%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 86

Here:	4.1%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 309

Here:	3.7%
Kentucky:	18.1%

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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