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Bowling Green, KY Urban Area

102,247 Population
52.2 square miles 1,959.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

31 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,064 ±$1,993 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$52,444 ±$6,655 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

15.7% ±3.2% (15,290  ±3,183) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

19.2 minutes ±0.5 (890,820  ±36,364) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

43,513 ±1,907 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.2 ±0.1 (97,536  ±4,018) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

3.5% ±2.3% (967  ±648) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

46,012 ±1,737 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$272,300 ±$22,633 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

18.7% ±4% (18,965  ±4,113.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

90.7% ±6% (54,536  ±4,632.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
38.7% ±4.2% (23,272  ±2,816) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

12.2% ±3.6% (12,467  ±3,666) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.1% ±1.3% (4,075  ±1,052) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
4,075 Total veterans ±1,052 3,502 Male ±849 573 Female ±508

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