Bowling Green, OH Demographic Data
Bowling Green, OH Summary
Bowling Green is located in Wood County in Ohio
- Population: 30,711
- Area: 12.60 sq. miles
- Land Area: 12.56 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.05 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,436.60 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 688.98 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Bowling Green, OH Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
17,111
54%
50.8
Male
14,530
46%
49.2
Total Population
31,641
323,128,000
Bowling Green, OH Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,252
4.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,120
3.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
990
3.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
5,221
16.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
9,620
30.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,484
11.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,315
7.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,034
6.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,285
4.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,142
3.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,765
5.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
903
2.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
510
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
27,754
87.7%
77.2
Female
15,192
54.7%
51.3
Male
12,562
45.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
20,356
64.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,756
11.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,178
10.0%
15.2
Female
1,875
59.0%
55.8
Male
1,303
41.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
23
0.0%
0.0
Bowling Green, OH Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
30,752
97.2%
96.8
White
27,980
88.4%
72.6
Black or African American
1,928
6.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
23
0.1%
0.8
Asian
506
1.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
97
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
219
0.7%
1.3
Filipino
23
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
12
0.0%
0.2
Korean
69
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
46
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
40
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
25
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
25
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
290
0.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
889
2.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,798
5.7%
17.8
Mexican
683
2.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
346
1.1%
1.7
Cuban
44
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
725
2.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
29,843
94.3%
82.2
Bowling Green, OH Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
167
1.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
649
4.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,513
26.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,418
18.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
999
7.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,669
19.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3,023
22.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
816
6.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
12,622
93.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
5,692
42.4%
31.2
Bowling Green, OH Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
17,454
61.7%
33.7%
Now Married
7,734
27.3%
47.5
Divorced
1,702
6.0%
11.0%
Separated
317
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
1,072
3.8
5.8%
Bowling Green, OH Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
28,127
92.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,262
7.4%
21.6%
Spanish
893
2.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
551
1.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
396
1.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
422
1.4%
1.1%
Bowling Green, OH Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,980
17.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
990
8.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,385
12.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,408
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,291
11.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,740
15.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
838
7.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
998
8.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
308
2.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
313
2.8%
6.4
Median household income
33,562
57,617
Per capita income
20,175
31,128
Bowling Green, OH Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
73
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
3,785
22.7%
9.8
Construction
508
3.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
4,940
29.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
416
2.5%
6.6
Information
374
2.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,488
8.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
722
4.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,243
7.5%
11.4
Public administration
658
4.0%
4.6
Retail trade
1,862
11.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
403
2.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
168
1.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
844
5.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,320
32.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,804
10.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,168
25.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
4,504
27.1%
18.1%
Bowling Green, OH Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
15,466
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
11,506
74.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
826
5.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
104
0.7%
5.1
Walked
2,252
14.6%
2.7
Other means
395
2.6%
1.8
Worked at home
383
2.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.5
26.6
Bowling Green, OH Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
889
7.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,623
41.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,864
34.3%
37.1
3 or more
1,875
16.7%
21.0
Bowling Green, OH Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
11,251
90.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,426
39.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,825
60.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,181
9.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Bowling Green, OH Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,432
1 room
332
2.7%
2.4
2 rooms
600
4.8%
2.7
3 rooms
1,816
14.6%
9.1
4 rooms
2,550
20.5%
16.5
5 rooms
1,844
14.8%
19.8
6 rooms
1,561
12.6%
17.8
7 rooms
1,310
10.5%
12.0
8 rooms
964
7.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,455
11.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Bowling Green, OH Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
12,432
1-unit, detached
4,939
39.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
675
5.4%
5.9
2-units
759
6.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
1,064
8.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,365
11.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1,877
15.1%
4.4
20 or more units
1,229
9.9%
9.0
Mobile home
524
4.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Bowling Green, OH Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,808
14.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
384
3.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,054
8.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,472
11.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,977
15.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,804
14.5%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,019
16.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,850
14.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
36
0.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
28
0.2%
1.4%
Bowling Green, OH Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,324
74.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
201
1.8%
4.7
Electricity
2,595
23.1%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
52
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
40
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
39
0.3%
1.1
Bowling Green, OH Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,689
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
23
0.9%
10.3%
Less than $500
55
2.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
72
2.7%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
267
9.9%
11.8%
$500 to $999
504
18.7%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
780
29.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
988
36.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,297
48.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
544
20.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
302
11.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
265
9.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
281
10.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Bowling Green, OH Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
6,720
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
8
0.1%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
230
3.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,081
16.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,319
19.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
4,082
60.7%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
105
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
667
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
644
9.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
579
8.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
605
9.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
609
9.3%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
487
7.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3,596
55.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
305
0.0%
0.0%
Bowling Green, OH Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,426
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
527
11.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
347
7.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,106
25.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,278
28.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
764
17.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
378
8.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
14
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
12
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
157,900
205,000
