2024 population: 195,159 ( 15,521 from 2020)
Land area: 1615.0 square miles
Population density: 120.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	151,009	77.38%	4.4%
Black:	15,782	8.09%	21.3%
Indian:	389	0.20%	3.7%
Asian:	11,066	5.67%	50.6%
2+ races:	4,293	2.20%	18.1%
Hispanic:	12,620	6.47%	18.2%

Total non-White:	44,150	22.62%	26.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,170	14.2
Deaths:	8,038	11.2
Net Migration:	8,094	11.3
Net Immigration:	5,153	7.2

Change in White population:	6,419	3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	9,102	5.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
179,638
144,590	80.49%
13,010	7.24%
375	0.21%
7,348	4.09%
3,634	2.02%
10,681	5.95%
35,048	19.51%

2010
158,599
135,925	85.70%
10,576	6.67%
385	0.24%
3,340	2.11%
2,309	1.46%
5,893	3.72%
22,674	14.30%

2000
134,976
120,761	89.47%
8,237	6.10%
291	0.22%
1,362	1.01%
1,393	1.03%
2,813	2.08%
14,215	10.53%

1990
112,903
105,206	93.18%
6,480	5.74%
124	0.11%
651	0.58%
n/a
442	0.39%
7,697	6.82%

1980
106,982
99,770	93.26%
6,258	5.85%
165	0.15%
173	0.16%
n/a
577	0.54%
7,212	6.74%

1970
88,504
82,400	93.10%
5,803	6.56%
38	0.04%
69	0.08%
n/a
167	0.19%
6,104	6.90%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
19,566	12.3
13,617	8.6
10,008	6.3
4,654	2.9

8,665	5.5
12,374	7.8

Number	Rate
2000's
17,512	13.0
11,390	8.4
9,063	6.7
3,498	2.6

15,164	11.2
8,459	6.3

Number	Rate
1990's
16,487	14.6
11,317	10.0
8,886	7.9
1,217	1.1

15,555	13.8
6,518	5.8

Number	Rate
1980's
15,649	14.6
9,767	9.1
522	0.5
n/a

5,436	5.1
485	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
11,166	12.6
n/a

17,370	19.6
1,108	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Bowling Green, KY Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.5
40,956	10.9%
333,841	89.1%
26,379	7.0%

69,622
2.50

44,036	63.3%
32,403	73.6%
4,210	9.6%
25,586	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
34.8
36,382	22.9%
122,217	77.1%
19,399	12.2%

61,436
2.47

40,349	65.7%
30,561	75.7%
4,185	10.4%
21,087	34.3%

2000
Number	Percent
33.9
32,014	23.7%
102,962	76.3%
15,451	11.4%

52,016
2.48

36,091	69.4%
29,027	80.4%
3,301	9.1%
15,925	30.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
28,174	25.0%
84,729	75.0%
14,055	12.4%

42,417
2.55

30,835	72.7%
25,713	83.4%
2,220	7.2%
11,582	27.3%

1980
Number	Percent
28.7
29,241	27.3%
77,741	72.7%
12,068	11.3%

37,234
2.71

28,504	76.6%
24,347	85.4%
1,783	6.3%
8,730	23.4%

2022 Housing Data for Bowling Green, KY Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,564	6.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,173	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,585	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,846	4.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,598	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,245	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,750	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,093	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,811	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,647	6.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,140	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,186	14.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,147	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,354	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,920	5.6%
$200,000 or more	3,563	5.1%

Median Household Income	60,722
Per Capita Income	32,363

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,474	5.0%
Public Assistance	1,449	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,620	13.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	78,071	69.6%
Unemployed	4,478	4.0%
In Armed Forces	54	0.0%

Total Labor Force	82,603	73.6%
Not in Labor Force	29,630	26.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	33,422	26,374	55.9%
Non-Profit	2,288	4,602	33.2%
Self-Employed	4,998	2,997	62.5%

Local Government	2,455	3,423	41.8%
State Government	1,933	2,788	40.9%
Federal Government	831	408	67.1%

Total Private + Self	38,420	29,371	56.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,507	11,221	40.1%
Total	45,927	40,592	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	13.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,330	13.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	17,937	20.7%
Professional, Technical	17,987	20.7%
Service Occupations	15,125	17.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	491	0.6%
All others	24,407	28.1%

White Collar		54.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	13,978	16.1%
Health care and social assistance	11,373	13.1%
Retail trade	10,662	12.3%
Educational services	8,900	10.3%
Accommodation and food services	8,080	9.3%
Construction	5,320	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	4,892	5.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,034	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,649	4.2%
Other services	3,649	4.2%
Finance and insurance	2,419	2.8%
Wholesale trade	2,302	2.7%
Public administration	1,964	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,383	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,350	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,161	1.3%
Utilities	754	0.9%
Information	735	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	146	0.2%
Management	35	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,724	2.62%
Puerto Rican	269	0.15%
Cuban	369	0.20%
Dominican	56	0.03%

Total Central American	2,406	1.33%
Costa Rican	32	0.02%
Guatemalan	749	0.41%
Honduran	318	0.18%
Nicaraguan	46	0.03%
Panamanian	34	0.02%
Salvadoran	1,227	0.68%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	444	0.25%
Argentinean	43	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	118	0.07%
Ecuadorian	95	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	151	0.08%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	37	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	545	0.30%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	3,070	1.70%
Indian	659	0.36%
Cambodian	541	0.30%
Chinese	462	0.26%
Vietnamese	345	0.19%
Filipino	275	0.15%
Japanese	247	0.14%
Korean	221	0.12%
Bhutanese	49	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	151,251	89.2%
Spanish	5,619	3.3%
Other Asian	4,535	2.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,928	1.1%
Other	1,746	1.0%
German, other Germanic	1,731	1.0%
Other Indo-European	1,039	0.6%
Arabic	591	0.3%
Chinese	340	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	21,660	12.0%
American	21,251	11.8%
Irish	16,935	9.4%
German	16,848	9.3%
Scottish	3,944	2.2%
Italian	3,936	2.2%
European	2,966	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	2,485	1.4%
Polish	2,103	1.2%
French	1,742	1.0%
Yugoslavian	1,676	0.9%
Norwegian	1,162	0.6%
Other Subsaharan African	1,144	0.6%
British	948	0.5%
Dutch	942	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	171,622	95.0%
Not a citizen	9,002	5.0%

Native	167,202	92.6%
Foreign-born	13,422	7.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,048	6.1%	7,662	6.7%	36,205	31.5%	32,025	27.9%	19,239	16.8%	12,679	11.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,048	6.1%
9-12 Years	7,662	6.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	36,205	31.5%
Some College	32,025	27.9%
Bach. Degree	19,239	16.8%
Grad Degree	12,679	11.0%
Average years of education: 13.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	119,822	109,536	10,286	8.6%
1991	119,858	110,544	9,314	7.8%
1992	122,874	114,860	8,014	6.5%
1993	124,508	117,862	6,646	5.3%
1994	127,960	122,902	5,058	4.0%
1995	130,732	124,578	6,154	4.7%
1996	135,006	126,318	8,688	6.4%
1997	137,588	129,622	7,966	5.8%
1998	136,408	130,170	6,238	4.6%
1999	138,428	132,960	5,468	4.0%

2000	140,714	135,258	5,456	3.9%
2001	140,698	133,536	7,162	5.1%
2002	141,258	133,182	8,076	5.7%
2003	143,086	134,322	8,764	6.1%
2004	144,280	136,850	7,430	5.1%
2005	149,354	141,274	8,080	5.4%
2006	152,302	144,142	8,160	5.4%
2007	153,654	146,320	7,334	4.8%
2008	154,524	145,348	9,176	5.9%
2009	156,574	138,652	17,922	11.4%

2010	156,640	140,898	15,742	10.0%
2011	157,680	143,798	13,882	8.8%
2012	158,920	147,104	11,816	7.4%
2013	159,634	148,116	11,518	7.2%
2014	156,076	146,908	9,168	5.9%
2015	155,808	148,468	7,340	4.7%
2016	161,620	154,944	6,676	4.1%
2017	165,840	158,940	6,900	4.2%
2018	166,572	160,316	6,256	3.8%
2019	169,466	162,834	6,632	3.9%

2020	163,096	152,460	10,636	6.5%
2021	165,362	158,590	6,772	4.1%
2022	168,600	162,370	6,230	3.7%
2023	169,942	163,078	6,864	4.0%
2024	186,102	177,280	8,822	4.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	78,171
Median Value	$201,529

Occupied	69,622	89.1%
Vacant	8,549	10.9%

Owned	43,060	61.8%
Rented	26,562	38.2%
Median Rent	$886

Single-Family Units	51,574	66.0%
Detached	50,376	64.4%
Attached	1,198	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10,662	13.6%
Mobile Homes	8,948	11.4%

Bowling Green, KY Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bowling Green, KY Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Bowling Green, KY Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bowling Green, KY Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bowling Green, KY Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bowling Green, KY Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Bowling Green, KY Metro Area