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Bowling Green, KY (Kentucky) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $247,200 (it was $97,000 in 2000)
Bowling Green:

$247,200
Kentucky:

$196,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $182,500 - $354,500

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $278,550
Here:

$278,550
State:

$256,452

Townhouses or other attached units: $282,053
Here:

$282,053
State:

$264,090

In 2-unit structures: $217,742
Here:

$217,742
State:

$211,203

Mobile homes: $21,435
Here:

$21,435
State:

$84,635

Total population: 62,479 (Urban population: 48,517, Rural population: 608 (21 farm, 587 nonfarm))

Houses: 34,987 (31,530 occupied: 11,605 owner occupied, 19,925 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

63%
State:

31%

Housing density: 988 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $84,151.

Median contract rent in 2022: $772 (lower quartile is $563, upper quartile is $1,025)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,310


Median gross rent in Bowling Green, KY in 2022: $953

Housing units in Bowling Green with a mortgage: 6,819 (650 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 539 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 142

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $92,880

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $55,327

Median monthly housing costs: $958

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Bowling Green, Kentucky Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1993

Median year apartment built: 1991

Household type by relationship:

Households: 74,929
  • Male householders: 14,753 (6,510 living alone), Female householders: 16,777 (6,906 living alone)
  • 9,740 spouses (9,564 opposite-sex spouses), 2,169 unmarried partners, (1,743 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,529 children (16,186 natural, 66 adopted, 277 stepchildren), 1,546 grandchildren, 556 brothers or sisters, 601 parents, 0 foster children, 872 other relatives, 6,318 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 5,068

Size of family households: 5,991 2-persons, 3,551 3-persons, 2,699 4-persons, 729 5-persons, 555 6-persons, 534 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 13,416 1-person, 2,135 2-persons, 707 3-persons, 1,168 4-persons, 45 6-persons.

8,531 married couples with children.
4,508 single-parent households (485 men, 4,023 women).

81.3% of residents of Bowling Green speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
6.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (22% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 36% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 12,238 (16.3%)
(27.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bowling Green, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bowling Green, Kentucky
  • 80no bedroom
  • 631 bedroom
  • 1,2972 bedrooms
  • 7,3263 bedrooms
  • 2,2154 bedrooms
  • 6245+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bowling Green, Kentucky
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bowling Green, Kentucky
  • 221no bedroom
  • 4,9291 bedroom
  • 9,8712 bedrooms
  • 2,9753 bedrooms
  • 1,9294 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Bowling Green in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bowling Green in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 0no vehicle
  • 4,4201 vehicle
  • 5,1552 vehicles
  • 1,6203 vehicles
  • 3674 vehicles
  • 435+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Bowling Green in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Bowling Green in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2,136no vehicle
  • 10,9511 vehicle
  • 5,1472 vehicles
  • 1,2143 vehicles
  • 4774 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bowling Green, Kentucky
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bowling Green, Kentucky
  • 801 room
  • 632 rooms
  • 783 rooms
  • 3214 rooms
  • 1,9185 rooms
  • 2,8436 rooms
  • 2,1767 rooms
  • 1,8668 rooms
  • 2,2609+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bowling Green, Kentucky
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bowling Green, Kentucky
  • 1101 room
  • 1,6382 rooms
  • 4,0193 rooms
  • 7,2804 rooms
  • 3,4905 rooms
  • 1,9846 rooms
  • 6237 rooms
  • 3788 rooms
  • 4039+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Bowling Green, KY
  • Bowling Green, KY household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Bowling Green, KY in 2022
  • 4,207Less than $10,000
  • 4,175$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,795$20,000 to $29,999
  • 2,790$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,840$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,948$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,418$60,000 to $74,999
  • 3,568$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,836$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,716$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,596$150,000 to $199,999
  • 641$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Bowling Green, KY

  • Distribution of house value in Bowling Green, KY in 2022
  • 398Less than $10,000
  • 34$10,000 to $14,999
  • 44$15,000 to $19,999
  • 107$20,000 to $24,999
  • 93$25,000 to $29,999
  • 83$40,000 to $49,999
  • 58$50,000 to $59,999
  • 156$60,000 to $69,999
  • 99$70,000 to $79,999
  • 200$80,000 to $89,999
  • 171$90,000 to $99,999
  • 233$100,000 to $124,999
  • 582$125,000 to $149,999
  • 978$150,000 to $174,999
  • 781$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,848$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,657$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,481$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,202$400,000 to $499,999
  • 577$500,000 to $749,999
  • 156$750,000 to $999,999
  • 70$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 18$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 52$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Bowling Green, KY

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Bowling Green, KY in 2022
  • 46Less than $100
  • 329$100 to $149
  • 279$150 to $199
  • 167$200 to $249
  • 371$250 to $299
  • 387$300 to $349
  • 505$350 to $399
  • 765$400 to $449
  • 646$450 to $499
  • 1,248$500 to $549
  • 441$550 to $599
  • 888$600 to $649
  • 2,052$650 to $699
  • 884$700 to $749
  • 1,603$750 to $799
  • 1,559$800 to $899
  • 2,093$900 to $999
  • 3,075$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,116$1,250 to $1,499
  • 626$1,500 to $1,999
  • 174$2,000 to $2,499
  • 79$2,500 to $2,999
  • 93$3,500 or more
  • 499No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.5%
Number of people working at home: 2,273 (6.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 751
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 5,927
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 6,300
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 7,225
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,933
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,427
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,326
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 600
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,076
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,002
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 569
  • 90 or more minutes: 90
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Bowling Green

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 48,517 (78.2%)
  • Carpooled: 7,547 (12.2%)
  • Bus: 41 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 997 (1.6%)
  • Bicycle: 90 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 1,776 (2.9%)
  • Worked at home: 2,273 (3.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 5.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 9.3%Males
  • 10.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 5.4%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 1.1%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 9.6%Males
  • 15.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 0.7%Males
  • 3.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Bowling Green, Kentucky
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Bowling Green, Kentucky
  • 5,9922010 or later
  • 2,2942000 to 2009
  • 1,4241990 to 1999
  • 3881980 to 1989
  • 1381970 to 1979
  • 109Before 1970
Ancestries in Bowling Green, KY

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 4,230 (11.5%)
  • English: 4,185 (11.4%)
  • German: 2,293 (6.2%)
  • Irish: 1,912 (5.2%)
  • Italian: 1,250 (3.4%)
  • Yugoslavian: 1,197 (3.3%)
  • European: 795 (2.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 467 (1.3%)
  • Scottish: 462 (1.3%)
  • British: 386 (1.1%)
  • Albanian: 294 (0.8%)
  • African: 270 (0.7%)
  • Liberian: 169 (0.5%)
  • Polish: 164 (0.4%)
  • Somali: 159 (0.4%)
  • Iraqi: 156 (0.4%)
  • French: 150 (0.4%)
  • Arab: 116 (0.3%)
  • Turkish: 103 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 95 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 82 (0.2%)
  • Egyptian: 77 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 76 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 56 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 51 (0.1%)
  • Russian: 48 (0.1%)
  • Jamaican: 47 (0.1%)
  • Portuguese: 45 (0.1%)
  • Lebanese: 39 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 35 (0.10%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 30 (0.08%)
  • Welsh: 26 (0.07%)
  • Serbian: 25 (0.07%)
  • Ethiopian: 19 (0.05%)
  • French Canadian: 17 (0.05%)
  • Swedish: 16 (0.04%)
  • Canadian: 13 (0.04%)
  • Greek: 11 (0.03%)
  • Kenyan: 10 (0.03%)
  • Croatian: 10 (0.03%)
  • Palestinian: 9 (0.02%)
  • Australian: 8 (0.02%)

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

Burma (Myanmar)
Bowling Green:

18.1% (1,856)
Kentucky:

1.9% (3,470)

Mexico
Bowling Green:

11.0% (1,131)
Kentucky:

15.8% (29,070)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bowling Green:

7.0% (721)
Kentucky:

1.7% (3,094)

El Salvador
Bowling Green:

5.5% (566)
Kentucky:

0.9% (1,652)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Bowling Green:

5.0% (512)
Kentucky:

4.2% (7,734)

Micronesia
Bowling Green:

4.2% (426)
Kentucky:

0.4% (764)

Tanzania
Bowling Green:

4.1% (421)
Kentucky:

0.4% (736)

Thailand
Bowling Green:

3.1% (314)
Kentucky:

1.1% (1,962)

Philippines
Bowling Green:

2.7% (281)
Kentucky:

3.3% (6,109)

India
Bowling Green:

2.4% (245)
Kentucky:

7.3% (13,454)

Malaysia
Bowling Green:

2.4% (244)
Kentucky:

0.3% (644)

Congo
Bowling Green:

2.2% (221)
Kentucky:

1.2% (2,276)

Honduras
Bowling Green:

2.1% (211)
Kentucky:

2.5% (4,639)

Somalia
Bowling Green:

2.1% (210)
Kentucky:

1.0% (1,776)

Vietnam
Bowling Green:

2.1% (210)
Kentucky:

2.0% (3,654)

Iraq
Bowling Green:

2.0% (205)
Kentucky:

1.5% (2,689)

Nepal
Bowling Green:

2.0% (202)
Kentucky:

1.2% (2,276)

Bhutan
Bowling Green:

1.7% (169)
Kentucky:

0.8% (1,459)

Japan
Bowling Green:

1.6% (161)
Kentucky:

1.6% (2,893)

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

  • This state: 37,663
  • Other state: 24,294
  • Northeast: 2,350
  • Midwest: 9,082
  • South: 10,465
  • West: 2,397

71.3% of Bowling Green residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.5% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45.8% lived in Kentucky.


Bowling Green:

71.3%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 771
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 69
  • 5th and 6th grade: 512
  • 7th and 8th grade: 310
  • 9th grade: 197
  • 10th grade: 266
  • 11th grade: 42
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 201
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,619
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,355
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,638
  • Associate degree: 459
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,488
  • Master's degree: 1,186
  • Professional school degree: 693
  • Doctorate degree: 508
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 986
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 178
  • 5th and 6th grade: 571
  • 7th and 8th grade: 647
  • 9th grade: 204
  • 10th grade: 574
  • 11th grade: 160
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 262
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,266
  • Less than 1 year of college: 703
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,711
  • Associate degree: 2,448
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,406
  • Master's degree: 2,043
  • Professional school degree: 427
  • Doctorate degree: 337
Educational Attainment for Females
Bowling Green marital status for males
Bowling Green marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 15,739
  • One, attached: 921
  • Two: 2,277
  • 3 or 4: 3,033
  • 5 to 9: 4,034
  • 10 to 19: 3,296
  • 20 to 49: 2,574
  • 50 or more: 1,362
  • Mobile homes: 1,751

Median worth of mobile homes: $25,923

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Bowling Green
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Bowling Green, KY
  • 68.7%Utility gas
  • 29.7%Electricity
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.1%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Bowling Green, KY
  • 63.4%Electricity
  • 34.2%Utility gas
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 41
Here:

0.8%
Kentucky:

17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 243
Here:

6.3%
Kentucky:

15.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 882
Here:

8.8%
Kentucky:

19.6%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability