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):

2024
Number	Percent
35.5
43,385	22.2%
151,774	77.8%
27,523	14.1%

73,344
2.47

45,908	62.6%
33,751	73.5%
4,244	9.2%
27,436	37.4%

2010
Number	Percent
69.6
-85,835	-54.1%
244,434	154.1%
38,798	24.5%

122,872
2.47

80,698	65.7%
61,122	75.7%
8,370	10.4%
42,174	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%

2024 Housing Data for Bowling Green, KY Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,754	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,011	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,035	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,135	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,071	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,393	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,398	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,015	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,447	4.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,867	6.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,683	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,640	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,563	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,506	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,229	5.8%
$200,000 or more	4,597	6.3%

Median Household Income	63,954
Per Capita Income	34,067

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,566	4.9%
Public Assistance	1,270	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,442	14.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	79,372	70.0%
Unemployed	4,142	3.7%
In Armed Forces	115	0.1%

Total Labor Force	83,629	73.8%
Not in Labor Force	29,697	26.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	33,972	27,344	55.4%
Non-Profit	2,508	4,162	37.6%
Self-Employed	5,220	3,632	59.0%

Local Government	2,335	3,773	38.2%
State Government	1,727	2,314	42.7%
Federal Government	1,240	567	68.6%

Total Private + Self	39,192	30,976	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,810	10,816	41.9%
Total	47,002	41,792	52.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.5%
Pct. Private + Self	79.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,705	14.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	18,079	20.3%
Professional, Technical	17,475	19.6%
Service Occupations	15,820	17.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	435	0.5%
All others	24,971	28.0%

White Collar		54.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	16,297	18.3%
Health care and social assistance	11,311	12.7%
Retail trade	11,068	12.4%
Educational services	8,906	10.0%
Accommodation and food services	8,092	9.1%
Construction	5,694	6.4%
Transportation and warehousing	4,588	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,883	4.4%
Other services	3,741	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,564	4.0%
Finance and insurance	3,100	3.5%
Public administration	2,164	2.4%
Wholesale trade	1,477	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,397	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,374	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	860	1.0%
Information	702	0.8%
Utilities	556	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	192	0.2%
Management	84	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,027	3.22%
Puerto Rican	466	0.25%
Cuban	771	0.41%
Dominican	35	0.02%

Total Central American	2,659	1.42%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	1,389	0.74%
Honduran	175	0.09%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	65	0.03%
Salvadoran	1,030	0.55%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	708	0.38%
Argentinean	39	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	370	0.20%
Ecuadorian	74	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	62	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	163	0.09%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	831	0.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	3,684	1.97%
Indian	1,068	0.57%
Vietnamese	505	0.27%
Japanese	259	0.14%
Korean	244	0.13%
Chinese	233	0.12%
Filipino	177	0.09%
Laotian	45	0.02%
Cambodian	44	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	152,329	86.9%
Spanish	7,495	4.3%
Other Asian	4,865	2.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,959	1.7%
Other	2,430	1.4%
German, other Germanic	2,107	1.2%
Other Indo-European	1,655	0.9%
Arabic	419	0.2%
Vietnamese	403	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	24,760	13.2%
American	22,882	12.2%
Irish	17,095	9.1%
German	16,624	8.9%
Italian	4,408	2.4%
Scottish	3,980	2.1%
Yugoslavian	2,448	1.3%
Polish	2,363	1.3%
European	2,050	1.1%
Other Subsaharan African	2,026	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	1,928	1.0%
French	1,707	0.9%
Norwegian	1,292	0.7%
Welsh	853	0.5%
Russian	852	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	177,319	94.8%
Not a citizen	9,640	5.2%

Native	171,646	91.8%
Foreign-born	15,313	8.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7,446	6.2%	7,555	6.3%	38,096	31.9%	33,713	28.2%	19,768	16.6%	12,812	10.7%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7,446	6.2%
9-12 Years	7,555	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	38,096	31.9%
Some College	33,713	28.2%
Bach. Degree	19,768	16.6%
Grad Degree	12,812	10.7%
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	81,047
Median Value	$232,820

Occupied	73,344	90.5%
Vacant	7,703	9.5%

Owned	44,400	60.5%
Rented	28,944	39.5%
Median Rent	$944

Single-Family Units	53,463	66.0%
Detached	52,037	64.2%
Attached	1,426	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,046	14.9%
Mobile Homes	8,292	10.2%

Bowling Green, KY Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2024 Housing Data for Bowling Green, KY Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Bowling Green, KY Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bowling Green, KY Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Bowling Green, KY Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Bowling Green, KY Metro Area