Median household income (1999): $43,456
Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,340
| This zip code | $49,340 | | Kentucky: | $37,369 |
Nearest zip codes: 42103, 42101, 42122, 42170, 42274, 42159.
Housing units in zip code 42104 with a mortgage: 3,659 (307 second mortgage, 463 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,415
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $947
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $243
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 9.0% | | Whole state: | 15.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 6.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.5 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 469
- 1995 to 1998: 1,531
- 1990 to 1994: 1,052
- 1980 to 1989: 1,815
- 1970 to 1979: 1,790
- 1960 to 1969: 1,009
- 1950 to 1959: 644
- 1940 to 1949: 212
- 1939 or earlier: 268
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bowling Green, KY (42104): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 39
- 2 bedrooms: 531
- 3 bedrooms: 3,676
- 4 bedrooms: 1,174
- 5 or more bedrooms: 194
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 29
- 1 bedrooms: 531
- 2 bedrooms: 1,324
- 3 bedrooms: 717
- 4 bedrooms: 92
- 5 or more bedrooms: 13
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Vehicles available in 42104 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 117
- 1 vehicle: 1,286
- 2 vehicles: 3,016
- 3 vehicles: 937
- 4 vehicles: 195
- 5 or more vehicles: 63
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 179
- 1 vehicle: 1,334
- 2 vehicles: 975
- 3 vehicles: 176
- 4 vehicles: 42
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 42104:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 11
- $25,000 to $29,999: 13
- $30,000 to $34,999: 3
- $35,000 to $39,999: 15
- $40,000 to $49,999: 21
- $50,000 to $59,999: 75
- $60,000 to $69,999: 185
- $70,000 to $79,999: 391
- $80,000 to $89,999: 354
- $90,000 to $99,999: 524
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1039
- $125,000 to $149,999: 868
- $150,000 to $174,999: 630
- $175,000 to $199,999: 296
- $200,000 to $249,999: 328
- $250,000 to $299,999: 180
- $300,000 to $399,999: 78
- $400,000 to $499,999: 27
- $500,000 to $749,999: 34
- $1,000,000 or more: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 42104:
- Less than $100: 47
- $100 to $149: 23
- $150 to $199: 48
- $200 to $249: 18
- $250 to $299: 66
- $300 to $349: 210
- $350 to $399: 418
- $400 to $449: 575
- $450 to $499: 363
- $500 to $549: 174
- $550 to $599: 157
- $600 to $649: 138
- $650 to $699: 99
- $700 to $749: 37
- $750 to $799: 43
- $800 to $899: 77
- $900 to $999: 31
- $1,000 to $1,249: 15
- $1,250 to $1,499: 7
- No cash rent: 116
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $125,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $168,085
- Black or African American householders: $120,488
- Asian householders: $97,098
- Some other race householders: $101,993
- Two or more races householders: $185,492
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $288,302
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,108
- One, attached: 219
- Two: 598
- 3 or 4: 914
- 5 to 9: 480
- 10 to 19: 88
- 20 to 49: 91
- 50 or more: 16
- Mobile homes: 276

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 9,090 (87%)
- Carpooled: 991 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 18 (0%)
- Taxi: 12 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
- Bicycle: 15 (0%)
- Walked: 70 (1%)
- Other means: 35 (0%)
- Worked at home: 245 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 319
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1607
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2878
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2273
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1373
- 25 to 29 minutes: 217
- 30 to 34 minutes: 551
- 35 to 39 minutes: 64
- 40 to 44 minutes: 127
- 45 to 59 minutes: 276
- 60 to 89 minutes: 339
- 90 or more minutes: 214
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 20,207
- In family households: 17,158 (4,601 male householders, 1,134 female householders)
4,906 spouses, 5,680 children (5,078 natural, 259 adopted, 343 stepchildren), 224 grandchildren, 49 brothers or sisters, 102 parents, 143 other relatives, 319 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,049 (1,073 male householders (799 living alone)), 1,372 female householders (1,153 living alone)), 604 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 400 (341 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,543 2-persons, 1,446 3-persons, 1,190 4-persons, 406 5-persons, 114 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,952 1-person, 394 2-persons, 78 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 6 5-persons.
3,593 married couples with children.
1,023 single-parent households (168 men, 855 women).
95.7% of residents of 42104 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% very well, 16% well, 24% not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% very well, 17% well, 12% not well, 8% not at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% very well, 23% well, 5% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (51% very well, 49% well).
Foreign born population: 509 (2.5%)
(43.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.5% | | Whole state: | 2.0% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Bosnia and Herzegovina (20%)
- Cambodia (11%)
- Other Western Asia (7%)
- Germany (7%)
- Russia (7%)
- Korea (6%)
- Yugoslavia (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 212
- 1990 to 1994: 97
- 1985 to 1989: 16
- 1980 to 1984: 91
- 1975 to 1979: 58
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 6
- 1965 to 1969: 29
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 3222
- English: 2259
- Other groups: 2161
- German: 1894
- Irish: 1501
- Scotch-Irish: 725
- Italian: 380
- Scottish: 360
- French (except Basque): 287
- Polish: 283
- European: 267
- Dutch: 212
- Yugoslavian: 149
- Swedish: 134
- African: 116
- Subsaharan African:: 116
- British: 104
- Norwegian: 75
- Arab:: 71
- Welsh: 51
- Ukrainian: 50
- Russian: 47
- Arab/Arabic: 27
- Greek: 24
- Swiss: 22
- Lebanese: 21
- French Canadian: 19
- Other Arab: 17
- Lithuanian: 16
- Portuguese: 16
- Armenian: 16
- Slovak: 16
- Czech: 9
- Danish: 8
- Hungarian: 7
- Croatian: 7
- Scandinavian: 7
- Austrian: 7
- Syrian: 6
- Turkish: 6
- Eastern European: 6
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 42104 not listed on the city page:- WILLIAM NATCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 488; Location: 1434 CAVE MILL RD, BOWLING GREEN, KY; Grades: PK - 06)
- T C CHERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 276; Location: 1001 LIBERTY AVE, BOWLING GREEN, KY; Grades: KG - 05)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BOWLING GREEN HIGH SCHOOL (1801 ROCKINGHAM LANE in BOWLING GREEN, KY)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-114042070
Organizations: BOWLING GREEN INDEPENDENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (900 CAMPBELL LN in BOWLING GREEN, KY)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-114042065
Organizations: BOWLING GREEN INDEPENDENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ASH MOORE PARK PH #2 (GRIDER POND in BOWLING GREEN, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: MANAGEMENT SERVICES
- ASHMOOR PARKE SUBD (DANHAVEN DR & AVONDALE DR in BOWLING GREEN, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: MANAGEMENT SERVICES
- BUCKHEAD SQUARE (760 CAMPBELL LN in BOWLING GREEN, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: MANAGEMENT SERVICES
- CAMPBELL CHEVROLET (2151 SCOTTSVILLE ROAD in BOWLING GREEN, KY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: JOE E. CAMPBELL (CONTACT/OWNER)
- COLLET COVE SUBD (COLLETT LN in BOWLING GREEN, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: MANAGEMENT SERVICES
- PARKER MILLER JR SUBD (DAHLIA WAY in BOWLING GREEN, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: MANAGEMENT SERVICES
- FIELDSTONE FARMS SUBD (CAVE SPRINGS AVE, ABBYWOOD ST, in BOWLING GREEN, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: MANAGEMENT SERVICES
- FIELDSTONE FARMS SUBD SECT IV (THREE SPRINGS RD in BOWLING GREEN, KY)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: MANAGEMENT SERVICES
- BIG B CLEANERS #112 (1380 CAMPBELL LANE in BOWLING GREEN, KY)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Business NAICS classification: DRYCLEANING AND LAUNDRY SERVICES (EXCEPT COIN-OPERATED).; LINEN SUPPLY.
Organizations: WESTERN KENTUCKY CLEANERS INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BIG B ONE HOUR CLEANERS #112
- LOWE'S COMPANIES #451 (150 AMERICAN LN in BOWLING GREEN, KY)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- CONCORD CUSTOM CLEANERS #060 (1660-B SCOTTSVILLE RD in BOWLING GREEN, KY)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Median worth of mobile homes: $14,600
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (62%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 12623
- Northeast: 745
- Midwest: 3390
- South: 2666
- West: 498
44% of the 42104 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Kentucky.
Population in 1990: 14,948. Population change in the 1990s: +5,739 (+38.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 201
| Here: | 9.2% | | Kentucky: | 11.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33
| Here: | 2.9% | | Kentucky: | 10.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 86
| Here: | 6.5% | | Kentucky: | 18.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (BOWLING GREEN, KY):
- TRAILER WORLD, INC (800 THREE SPRINGS RD): $37,469 in 3 contracts in 2005
$14,620 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Trailers. Signed on 2005-08-10. Completion date: 2005-09-19.
$14,620 with Army for Trailers. Signed on 2005-08-10. Completion date: 2005-09-19.
$8,229 with Army for Trailers. Taking place in OR. Signed on 2005-03-07. Completion date: 2005-04-18.
- JEFFERDS CORPORATION (CAL BATSEL ROAD; small business): $34,862 in 4 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$17,640 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-26. Completion date: 2004-11-12.
$10,731, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-17. Completion date: 2004-07-16.
$3,647, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-02. Completion date: 2004-07-16.
$2,844, same as above. Signed on 2005-02-25. Completion date: 2004-11-12.
- WHISKERS CATFISH FARM (216 THORNTON LANE; small business): $22,700 in 2 contracts from 2002 to 2004
$13,500 with Army for Live Animals, Raised for Food. Signed on 2002-04-19. Completion date: 2002-05-06.
$9,200 with Army for Environmental Chambers and Related Equipment. Signed on 2004-04-29. Completion date: 2004-06-01.
- WALTER A CHMIEL (1945 SCOTTSVILLE ROAD; small business)
$7,656 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Recreation Site Maintenance Services (non-construction). Taking place in GA. Signed on 2001-04-04. Completion date: 2001-09-10.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249 employees: 4 establishments, 50-99 employees: 9 establishments, 20-49 employees: 7 establishments, 10-19 employees: 4 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 6 establishments)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (500-999: 1, 100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 6, 20-49: 11, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 2, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 11)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 4, 10-19: 7, 5-9: 11, 1-4: 32)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 340 people in nursing homes
- 38 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 33 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 2 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in religious group quarters
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 9
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 8
- Persons involved in accidents: 14
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 2
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