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Smiths Grove, KY

786 Population
0.8 square miles 1,008.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.5 ±11.5 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the Bowling Green, KY Metro Area: 35.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,359 ±$10,432 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Bowling Green, KY Metro Area: $34,032 ±$1,471
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $35,821 ±$245
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$53,098 ±$8,638 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Bowling Green, KY Metro Area: $63,328 ±$2,648
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Kentucky: $63,726 ±$429
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.9% ±5.3% (77  ±48) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Bowling Green, KY Metro Area: 16.7% 30,103 (±1.2% / ±2,186)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 708,321 (±0.3% / ±11,594)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.6 minutes ±15.9 (9,035  ±3,765) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Bowling Green, KY Metro Area: 22.1 1,781,125 (±0.6 / ±62,518)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,402,560 (±0.2 / ±384,929)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

349 ±108 Number of households
  • the Bowling Green, KY Metro Area: 73,344 ±749
  • Kentucky: 1,814,469 ±5,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.3 (786  ±258) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Bowling Green, KY Metro Area: 2.5 180,795 (±0 / ±86)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,413,943
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

357 ±110 Number of housing units
  • the Bowling Green, KY Metro Area: 81,047 ±71
  • Kentucky: 2,023,116 ±474
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$164,500 ±$13,060 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Bowling Green, KY Metro Area: $233,700 ±$5,282
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Kentucky: $205,600 ±$1,096
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

27.9% ±14.8% (219  ±136.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Bowling Green, KY Metro Area: 17.7% 32,722 (±1.3% / ±2,383.3)
  • more than double the rate in Kentucky: 12.5% 560,545 (±0.2% / ±9,289)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.6% ±31.3% (500  ±101.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Bowling Green, KY Metro Area: 87.4% 104,389 (±2.1% / ±2,471.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 88.9% 2,753,821 (±0.4% / ±12,191.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.2% ±4.4% (78  ±35.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Bowling Green, KY Metro Area: 27.3% 32,580 (±1.2% / ±1,476.1)
  • about half the rate in Kentucky: 27.6% 853,791 (±0.2% / ±7,457.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.3% ±0.4% (2  ±3) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in the Bowling Green, KY Metro Area: 8.2% 15,313
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 4.7% 211,210
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7% ±3.1% (43  ±23) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Bowling Green, KY Metro Area: 6.5% 9,307 (±0.6% / ±848)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 228,692 (±0.1% / ±3,138)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
43 Total veterans ±23 40 Male ±23 3 Female ±5

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