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According to 2022 data, the most numerous races in Bowling Green, KY are White alone (48,381 residents), Black alone (8,828 residents), and Hispanic (7,355 residents). 78.6% of Bowling Green residents speak English at home. 13.7% of Bowling Green, KY residents are foreign-born (6.6% born in Asia, 3.3% born in Latin America, 1.9% born in Africa, 1.4% born in Europe), which is 70.8% greater than the foreign-born rate of 4.0% across the entire state of Kentucky.

Race distribution in Bowling Green

2000 2022
  • Races in Bowling Green, KY (2000)
    • 39,01079.1%White alone
    • 6,24912.7%Black alone
    • 2,0114.1%Hispanic
    • 9591.9%Asian alone
    • 8481.7%Two or more races
    • 950.2%American Indian alone
    • 720.1%Other race alone
    • 520.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Bowling Green, KY (2022)
    • 48,38164.6%White alone
    • 8,82811.8%Black alone
    • 7,3559.8%Hispanic
    • 5,1506.9%Asian alone
    • 3,6164.8%Two or more races
    • 9541.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 5920.8%Other race alone
    • 530.07%American Indian alone
2000 2022
  • Races in Kentucky (2000)
    • 3,608,01389.3%White alone
    • 293,6397.3%Black alone
    • 59,9391.5%Hispanic
    • 37,7500.9%Two or more races
    • 29,3680.7%Asian alone
    • 7,9390.2%American Indian alone
    • 3,8460.10%Other race alone
    • 1,2750.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
  • Races in Kentucky (2022)
    • 3,710,99882.2%White alone
    • 343,1947.6%Black alone
    • 187,4834.2%Hispanic
    • 187,3944.2%Two or more races
    • 62,2401.4%Asian alone
    • 13,5290.3%Other race alone
    • 4,3020.10%American Indian alone
    • 3,1700.07%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Bowling Green

  • Median household income in 2022
  • $47,797White non-Hispanic householders
  • $34,139Black householders
  • $80,438Asian householders
  • $30,292Some other race householders
  • $37,577Two or more races householders
  • $31,892Hispanic or Latino race householders
  • Median 2022 house value
  • $280,839White Non-Hispanic householders
  • $173,040Black or African American householders
  • $136,597American Indian or Alaska Native householders
  • $245,670Asian householders
  • $200,818Some other race householders
  • $192,917Two or more races householders
  • $219,167Hispanic or Latino householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Distribution of median household income in Bowling Green, KY in 2022

Household income for Black householders

Distribution of median household income in Bowling Green, KY in 2022

Household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Distribution of median household income in Bowling Green, KY in 2022

Household income for Asian householders

Distribution of median household income in Bowling Green, KY in 2022

Household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Distribution of median household income in Bowling Green, KY in 2022

Household income for Some other race householders

Distribution of median household income in Bowling Green, KY in 2022

Household income for Two or more races householders

Distribution of median household income in Bowling Green, KY in 2022

Household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Distribution of median household income in Bowling Green, KY in 2022

Median age by race in Bowling Green

  • 33.0Median age for White residents
  • 31.7Males
  • 35.5Females
  • 33.7Median age for Black or African American residents
  • 23.7Males
  • 40.3Females
  • -666,666,666.0Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • -666,666,666.0Males
  • -666,666,666.0Females
  • 33.1Median age for Asian residents
  • 33.5Males
  • 31.6Females
  • 18.9Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • -666,666,666.0Males
  • 14.0Females
  • 21.4Median age for Other race residents
  • 26.2Males
  • 15.9Females
  • 21.2Median age for Two or more races residents
  • 13.2Males
  • 29.5Females
  • 32.1Median age for White alone residents
  • 31.3Males
  • 34.9Females
  • 27.8Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 25.7Males
  • 29.4Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Bowling Green

  • House owners and renters - White residents
  • 8,82638.6%Owner occupied
  • 14,02161.4%Renter occupied
  • 38.6%
    61.4%
  • House owners and renters - Black or African American residents
  • 87423.0%Owner occupied
  • 2,92077.0%Renter occupied
  • 23.0%
    77.0%
  • House owners and renters - American Indian / Alaska Native residents
  • 1454.4%Owner occupied
  • 1245.6%Renter occupied
  • 54.4%
    45.6%
  • House owners and renters - Asian residents
  • 65335.2%Owner occupied
  • 1,20064.8%Renter occupied
  • 35.2%
    64.8%
  • House owners and renters - Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
  • 4439.8%Owner occupied
  • 6760.2%Renter occupied
  • 39.8%
    60.2%
  • House owners and renters - Other race residents
  • 24726.0%Owner occupied
  • 70274.0%Renter occupied
  • 26.0%
    74.0%
  • House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
  • 74940.9%Owner occupied
  • 1,08259.1%Renter occupied
  • 40.9%
    59.1%
  • House owners and renters - White alone residents
  • 8,60538.3%Owner occupied
  • 13,87061.7%Renter occupied
  • 38.3%
    61.7%
  • House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 72137.3%Owner occupied
  • 1,21462.7%Renter occupied
  • 37.3%
    62.7%

Language usage in Bowling Green

  • English speakers - Total
  • 78.6% of residents of Bowling Green speak English at home.
  • 8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 2,50542.1%Speak English very well
  • 3,44557.9%Speak English less than very well
  • 42.1%
    57.9%
  • 13.0% of residents speak other language at home
  • 2,62228.5%Speak English very well
  • 6,58871.5%Speak English less than very well
  • 28.5%
    71.5%
  • English speakers - Born in the United States
  • 93.7% of residents of Bowling Green speak English at home.
  • 5.0% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 75164.7%Speak English very well
  • 40935.3%Speak English less than very well
  • 64.7%
    35.3%
  • 1.4% of residents speak other language at home
  • 326100.0%Speak English very well
  • English speakers - Native, born elsewhere
  • 76.6% of residents of Bowling Green speak English at home.
  • 9.9% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 63100.0%Speak English very well
  • 13.5% of residents speak other language at home
  • 86100.0%Speak English very well
  • English speakers - Foreign-born
  • 6.4% of residents of Bowling Green speak English at home.
  • 26.4% of residents speak Spanish at home
  • 43913.9%Speak English very well
  • 2,72586.1%Speak English less than very well
  • 13.9%
    86.1%
  • 67.3% of residents speak other language at home
  • 1,78722.2%Speak English very well
  • 6,28077.8%Speak English less than very well
  • 22.2%
    77.8%
White (Caucasian) - Speak only English
Native:

96.4% (44,637)
Foreign-born:

5.5% (115)
White (Caucasian) - Speak another language
Native:

3.6% (1,679)
Foreign-born:

94.5% (1,977)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:

98.6% (7,043)
Foreign-born:

0.3% (5)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:

1.4% (101)
Foreign-born:

96.7% (1,467)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:

31.7% (278)
Foreign-born:

6.4% (235)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:

68.9% (605)
Foreign-born:

94.1% (3,476)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander - Speak another language
Native:

51.2% (129)
Foreign-born:

100.0% (371)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:

32.2% (447)
Foreign-born:

4.1% (69)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:

67.8% (943)
Foreign-born:

95.9% (1,594)
Two or more races - Speak only English
Native:

74.4% (2,959)
Foreign-born:

43.6% (479)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:

25.6% (1,018)
Foreign-born:

56.4% (620)
White alone - Speak only English
Native:

97.2% (43,256)
Foreign-born:

25.3% (307)
White alone - Speak another language
Native:

3.0% (1,328)
Foreign-born:

94.8% (1,150)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:

36.5% (1,249)
Foreign-born:

3.1% (100)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:

63.5% (2,177)
Foreign-born:

96.9% (3,164)

Foreign-born residents in Bowling Green

10,237 residents are foreign born (6.6% Asia, 3.3% Latin America, 1.9% Africa, 1.4% Europe).

This city:

13.7%
Kentucky:

4.1%

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Population born outside the United States - Bowling Green
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Bowling Green
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Bowling Green
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Bowling Green
Place of birth by age - Bowling Green

Marital status for residents in Bowling Green

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 49.6%Never married
  • 35.1%Now married
  • 2.4%Separated
  • 3.1%Widowed
  • 9.9%Divorced
  • Females
  • 44.8%Never married
  • 32.0%Now married
  • 1.2%Separated
  • 6.3%Widowed
  • 15.6%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (90)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

26.2% (3,769)
Unmarried:

73.8% (10,624)
Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 50.3%Never married
  • 32.8%Now married
  • 9.4%Separated
  • 1.4%Widowed
  • 6.2%Divorced
  • Females
  • 43.7%Never married
  • 26.8%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 3.3%Widowed
  • 26.3%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

32.4% (73)
Unmarried:

67.6% (152)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

23.1% (573)
Unmarried:

76.9% (1,907)
Marital status - American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 65.7%Never married
  • 34.3%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 41.9%Never married
  • 34.9%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 23.3%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

34.9% (18)
Unmarried:

65.1% (33)
Marital status - Asian population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 34.8%Never married
  • 57.9%Now married
  • 0.5%Separated
  • 0.9%Widowed
  • 6.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 30.1%Never married
  • 62.4%Now married
  • 0.2%Separated
  • 1.6%Widowed
  • 5.7%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (115)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

56.1% (662)
Unmarried:

43.9% (518)
Marital status - Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 76.6%Never married
  • 23.4%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
  • Females
  • 57.1%Never married
  • 27.9%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 15.1%Widowed
  • 0.0%Divorced
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

24.2% (42)
Unmarried:

75.8% (132)
Marital status - Other race population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 43.7%Never married
  • 46.8%Now married
  • 6.7%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 2.8%Divorced
  • Females
  • 44.1%Never married
  • 39.2%Now married
  • 1.3%Separated
  • 3.3%Widowed
  • 12.1%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

31.8% (28)
Unmarried:

68.2% (59)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

46.1% (305)
Unmarried:

53.9% (357)
Marital status - Two or more races population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 54.4%Never married
  • 37.2%Now married
  • 1.6%Separated
  • 2.3%Widowed
  • 4.6%Divorced
  • Females
  • 72.5%Never married
  • 11.4%Now married
  • 2.6%Separated
  • 5.3%Widowed
  • 8.2%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

14.9% (14)
Unmarried:

85.1% (82)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

10.7% (159)
Unmarried:

89.3% (1,324)
Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 48.2%Never married
  • 35.9%Now married
  • 2.3%Separated
  • 3.2%Widowed
  • 10.4%Divorced
  • Females
  • 44.9%Never married
  • 32.1%Now married
  • 1.2%Separated
  • 6.5%Widowed
  • 15.4%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

100.0% (90)
Unmarried:

0.0% (0)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

26.9% (3,769)
Unmarried:

73.1% (10,238)
Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over
  • Males
  • 61.1%Never married
  • 36.1%Now married
  • 1.2%Separated
  • 0.0%Widowed
  • 1.6%Divorced
  • Females
  • 40.7%Never married
  • 43.2%Now married
  • 0.0%Separated
  • 6.1%Widowed
  • 10.0%Divorced
Women who gave birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

60.2% (87)
Unmarried:

39.8% (57)
Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months
Now married:

39.1% (646)
Unmarried:

60.9% (1,006)

Ancestries in Bowling Green

  • Ancestries in Bowling Green, KY
    • 4,23011.5%American
    • 4,18511.4%English
    • 2,2936.2%German
    • 1,9125.2%Irish
    • 1,2503.4%Italian
    • 1,1973.3%Yugoslavian
    • 7952.2%European
    • 4671.3%Scotch-Irish
    • 4621.3%Scottish
    • 3861.1%British
    • 2940.8%Albanian
    • 2700.7%African
    • 1690.5%Liberian
    • 1640.4%Polish
    • 1590.4%Somali
    • 1560.4%Iraqi
    • 1500.4%French
    • 1160.3%Arab
    • 1030.3%Turkish
    • 950.3%Dutch
    • 820.2%Northern European
    • 770.2%Egyptian
    • 760.2%Haitian
    • 560.2%Ukrainian
    • 510.1%Norwegian
    • 480.1%Russian
    • 470.1%Jamaican
    • 450.1%Portuguese
    • 390.1%Lebanese
    • 350.10%Scandinavian
    • 300.08%Sierra Leonean
    • 260.07%Welsh
    • 250.07%Serbian
    • 190.05%Ethiopian
    • 170.05%French Canadian
    • 160.04%Swedish
    • 130.04%Canadian
    • 110.03%Greek
    • 100.03%Kenyan
    • 100.03%Croatian
    • 90.02%Palestinian
    • 80.02%Australian

Geographical mobility in Bowling Green

  • Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago
    • Same house 1 year ago
    • 34,70069.5%White (Caucasian)
    • 6,26768.9%Black or African American
    • 8579.0%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 4,10380.5%Asian
    • 46668.5%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 2,60792.8%Other race
    • 3,83472.0%Two or more races
    • 33,92070.3%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 5,57975.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same county
    • Moved within same county
    • 7,07914.2%White / Caucasian
    • 1,06711.7%Black or African American
    • 2220.2%American Indian / Alaska Native
    • 64712.7%Asian
    • 517.5%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 1154.1%Other race
    • 83515.7%Two or more races
    • 6,54113.6%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 1,02213.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved within same state
    • Moved within same state
    • 3,5547.1%White / Caucasian
    • 7047.7%Black or African American
    • 420.8%Asian
    • 230.8%Other race
    • 1983.7%Two or more races
    • 3,4357.1%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 5437.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from different state
    • Moved from different state
    • 3,9197.9%White / Caucasian
    • 1121.2%Black or African American
    • 821.6%Asian
    • 8913.0%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 802.8%Other race
    • 5129.6%Two or more races
    • 3,7087.7%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
    • 2112.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad
    • Moved from abroad
    • 6461.3%White
    • 94210.4%Black or African American
    • 1683.3%Asian
    • 537.8%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
    • 271.0%Other race
    • 200.4%Two or more races
    • 6461.3%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Bowling Green

  • Children under 6 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 1,440100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 98183.2%Native
  • 19816.8%Foreign-born
  • 83.2%
    16.8%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 747100.0%Native
  • Children under 6 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 941100.0%Native
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 66385.2%Native
  • 11514.8%Foreign-born
  • 85.2%
    14.8%
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents
  • Both parents native
  • 2,312100.0%Native
  • Both parents foreign-born
  • 83438.6%Native
  • 1,32961.4%Foreign-born
  • 38.6%
    61.4%
  • One native, one foreign-born parent
  • 690100.0%Native
  • Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent
  • Native parent
  • 1,79999.5%Native
  • 90.5%Foreign-born
  • Foreign-born parent
  • 1,26659.3%Native
  • 86840.7%Foreign-born
  • 59.3%
    40.7%

    • Place of birth for residents in Bowling Green

    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Regions
      • 4,849Asia
      • 2,998South Eastern Asia
      • 2,573Americas
      • 2,428Latin America
      • 2,000Central America
      • 1,371Africa
      • 1,047Europe
      • 929Eastern Europe
      • 775Eastern Africa
      • 741Eastern Asia
      • 696South Central Asia
      • 552China
      • 413Western Asia
      • 395Oceania
      • 374Middle Africa
      • 279Caribbean
      • 148South America
      • 144Northern America
      • 120Northern Africa
      • 98Western Africa
      • 58Northern Europe
      • 52Western Europe
      • 28Australia and New Zealand Subregion
      • 3Southern Africa
    • Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Countries
      • 1,866Burma (Myanmar)
      • 1,163Mexico
      • 782Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • 578El Salvador
      • 521China
      • 367Micronesia
      • 357Tanzania
      • 313Thailand
      • 287Philippines
      • 265Malaysia
      • 240India
      • 220Iraq
      • 217Vietnam
      • 211Somalia
      • 190Bhutan
      • 185Congo
      • 185Honduras
      • 178Nepal
      • 171Japan
      • 144Canada
      • 138Cuba
      • 135Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
      • 132Saudi Arabia
      • 120Egypt
      • 98Liberia
      • 74Russia
      • 69Uganda
      • 68Ecuador
      • 67Haiti
      • 58United Kingdom
      • 56Guatemala
      • 53Cameroon
      • 52Germany
      • 48Uzbekistan
      • 43Azerbaijan
      • 42Jamaica
      • 37Pakistan
      • 36Colombia
      • 34Cambodia
      • 31Taiwan
      • 30Dominican Republic
      • 28Australia
      • 28Argentina
      • 20Albania
      • 17Korea
      • 16Syria
      • 16Costa Rica
      • 15Venezuela
      • 14Laos
      • 9Kenya
      • 7Ethiopia
      • 3South Africa

    Grandparents responsible for own grandchildren in Bowling Green

  • Grandparents (30 to 59 years)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 14385.1%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 2514.9%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 85.1%
    14.9%
  • Black or African American
  • 17379.4%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 4520.6%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 79.4%
    20.6%
  • Asian
  • 68.6%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 6591.4%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 8.6%
    91.4%
  • Two or more races
  • 8100.0%Responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 14389.9%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 1610.1%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 89.9%
    10.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 7100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • Grandparents (60 years and over)
  • White / Caucasian
  • 13941.2%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 19858.8%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 41.2%
    58.8%
  • Black or African American
  • 6679.4%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 1720.6%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 79.4%
    20.6%
  • Asian
  • 95100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 13941.2%Responsible for grandchildren
  • 19858.8%Not responsible for grandchildren
  • 41.2%
    58.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • 2100.0%Not responsible for grandchildren

    • Zip codes: 42101, 42102, 42103, 42104, 42122.

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