2022 population: 258,298 ( 30,528 from 2010 , 6,289 from 2020)
Land area: 2865.8 square miles
Population density: 90.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	214,823	83.17%	7.7%
Black:	16,802	6.50%	23.8%
Indian:	576	0.22%	22.8%
Asian:	9,064	3.51%	152.4%
2+ races:	5,234	2.03%	67.4%
Hispanic:	11,799	4.57%	59.4%

Total non-White:	43,475	16.83%	53.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,842	13.6
Deaths:	7,001	13.9
Net Migration:	5,797	11.5
Net Immigration:	536	1.1

Change in White population:	15,445	6.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	15,083	6.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
227,770
199,378	87.53%
13,571	5.96%
469	0.21%
3,591	1.58%
3,126	1.37%
7,401	3.25%
28,392	12.47%

2000
199,935
181,358	90.71%
11,268	5.64%
417	0.21%
1,580	0.79%
1,813	0.91%
3,356	1.68%
18,577	9.29%

1990
171,489
159,957	93.28%
9,998	5.83%
164	0.10%
712	0.42%
n/a
658	0.38%
11,532	6.72%

1980
166,982
155,759	93.28%
9,770	5.85%
202	0.12%
213	0.13%
n/a
999	0.60%
11,223	6.72%

1970
139,777
129,243	92.46%
10,088	7.22%
59	0.04%
86	0.06%
n/a
265	0.19%
10,534	7.54%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
25,525	12.8
18,109	9.1
12,018	6.0
3,910	2.0

18,020	9.0
9,815	4.9

Number	Rate
1990's
24,377	14.2
18,220	10.6
13,686	8.0
1,344	0.8

21,401	12.5
7,045	4.1

Number	Rate
1980's
23,087	13.8
16,235	9.7
-1,512	-0.9
n/a

4,198	2.5
309	0.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
16,947	12.1
n/a

26,516	19.0
689	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Bowling Green, KY Market 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
37.2
58,827	22.8%
199,471	77.2%
40,772	15.8%

100,079
2.50

63,606	63.6%
47,156	74.1%
6,093	9.6%
36,473	36.4%

2010
Number	Percent
36.3
52,881	23.2%
174,889	76.8%
30,184	13.3%

89,024
2.46

59,211	66.5%
45,104	76.2%
5,966	10.1%
29,813	33.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.1
47,579	23.8%
152,356	76.2%
25,100	12.6%

77,985
2.46

54,526	69.9%
44,088	80.9%
4,724	8.7%
23,459	30.1%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
42,596	24.8%
128,893	75.2%
23,207	13.5%

64,857
2.56

47,877	73.8%
40,188	83.9%
3,223	6.7%
16,980	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.9
46,576	27.9%
120,406	72.1%
20,411	12.2%

58,622
2.73

45,841	78.2%
39,411	86.0%
2,716	5.9%
12,781	21.8%

2022 Housing Data for Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,527	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,261	6.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,417	5.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,505	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,259	5.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,747	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,209	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,833	4.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,585	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,072	7.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	10,055	10.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,565	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,895	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,840	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,810	4.8%
$200,000 or more	4,499	4.5%

Median Household Income	55,866
Per Capita Income	30,209

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,613	6.6%
Public Assistance	2,054	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,973	15.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	107,049	67.3%
Unemployed	5,828	3.7%
In Armed Forces	42	0.0%

Total Labor Force	112,919	71.0%
Not in Labor Force	46,211	29.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	45,562	36,471	55.5%
Non-Profit	2,885	6,000	32.5%
Self-Employed	7,736	4,013	65.8%

Local Government	3,305	4,617	41.7%
State Government	2,216	3,732	37.3%
Federal Government	1,299	733	63.9%

Total Private + Self	53,298	40,484	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,705	15,082	39.2%
Total	63,003	55,566	53.1%

Pct. Govt.	13.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	14,427	12.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	23,666	19.9%
Professional, Technical	24,087	20.2%
Service Occupations	20,661	17.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	994	0.8%
All others	36,178	30.4%

White Collar		52.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	20,840	30.4%
Health care and social assistance	15,836	23.1%
Retail trade	14,449	21.1%
Educational services	11,249	16.4%
Accommodation and food services	10,031	14.6%
Construction	7,732	11.3%
Transportation and warehousing	6,373	9.3%
Other services	5,233	7.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4,993	7.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,862	7.1%
Finance and insurance	3,567	5.2%
Public administration	3,009	4.4%
Wholesale trade	2,916	4.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,155	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,797	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,457	2.1%
Utilities	1,156	1.7%
Information	1,084	1.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	245	0.4%
Management	35	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,985	2.31%
Puerto Rican	496	0.19%
Cuban	510	0.20%
Dominican	112	0.04%

Total Central American	2,658	1.03%
Costa Rican	39	0.02%
Guatemalan	878	0.34%
Honduran	418	0.16%
Nicaraguan	46	0.02%
Panamanian	34	0.01%
Salvadoran	1,243	0.48%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	581	0.22%
Argentinean	43	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	40	0.02%
Colombian	202	0.08%
Ecuadorian	95	0.04%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	164	0.06%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	37	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	746	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	3,070	1.19%
Indian	709	0.27%
Chinese	625	0.24%
Cambodian	541	0.21%
Filipino	489	0.19%
Korean	348	0.13%
Vietnamese	345	0.13%
Japanese	277	0.11%
Bhutanese	49	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	221,776	91.2%
Spanish	6,764	2.8%
Other Asian	4,642	1.9%
German, other Germanic	3,004	1.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2,032	0.8%
Other	1,789	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,240	0.5%
Arabic	585	0.2%
Chinese	453	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	33,819	13.1%
English	30,575	11.8%
German	23,755	9.2%
Irish	22,301	8.6%
Scottish	5,485	2.1%
Italian	5,139	2.0%
European	3,854	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	3,528	1.4%
French	2,430	0.9%
Polish	2,378	0.9%
Yugoslavian	1,795	0.7%
British	1,469	0.6%
Dutch	1,297	0.5%
Other Subsaharan African	1,151	0.4%
Norwegian	1,039	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	248,868	96.1%
Not a citizen	10,013	3.9%

Native	243,761	94.2%
Foreign-born	15,120	5.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
11,048	6.6%	13,064	7.7%	59,092	35.0%	45,229	26.8%	23,960	14.2%	16,203	9.6%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	11,048	6.6%
9-12 Years	13,064	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	59,092	35.0%
Some College	45,229	26.8%
Bach. Degree	23,960	14.2%
Grad Degree	16,203	9.6%
Average years of education: 12.9

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	90,405	84,103	6,302	7.0%
1991	91,980	84,556	7,424	8.1%
1992	93,459	87,138	6,321	6.8%
1993	94,028	88,736	5,292	5.6%
1994	95,463	91,380	4,083	4.3%
1995	98,012	92,697	5,315	5.4%
1996	101,250	94,317	6,933	6.8%
1997	101,976	95,175	6,801	6.7%
1998	101,588	96,035	5,553	5.5%
1999	102,538	97,647	4,891	4.8%

2000	104,846	100,449	4,397	4.2%
2001	105,260	99,975	5,285	5.0%
2002	105,390	99,665	5,725	5.4%
2003	106,904	100,595	6,309	5.9%
2004	106,456	101,139	5,317	5.0%
2005	109,245	103,254	5,991	5.5%
2006	111,586	105,483	6,103	5.5%
2007	112,584	106,990	5,594	5.0%
2008	112,871	105,963	6,908	6.1%
2009	113,988	100,788	13,200	11.6%

2010	112,893	101,014	11,879	10.5%
2011	113,376	102,801	10,575	9.3%
2012	113,794	104,926	8,868	7.8%
2013	113,433	104,796	8,637	7.6%
2014	110,221	103,389	6,832	6.2%
2015	109,435	103,961	5,474	5.0%
2016	112,812	107,798	5,014	4.4%
2017	115,289	110,253	5,036	4.4%
2018	115,834	111,253	4,581	4.0%
2019	116,902	112,079	4,823	4.1%

2020	112,954	105,277	7,677	6.8%
2021	113,797	108,880	4,917	4.3%
2022	115,413	110,999	4,414	3.8%
2023	115,771	110,925	4,846	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	114,445
Median Value	$178,182

Occupied	100,079	87.4%
Vacant	14,366	12.6%

Owned	64,355	64.3%
Rented	35,724	35.7%
Median Rent	$813

Single-Family Units	77,457	67.7%
Detached	75,699	66.1%
Attached	1,758	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,166	10.6%
Mobile Homes	14,948	13.1%

Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Bowling Green, KY Market Area

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

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bowling Green, KY Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Bowling Green, KY Market Area