Bowling Green.
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Kentucky·Warren County
23 tracts·68K people·$242K median·1,636/mi²
White 62 · Black 14 · Hispanic 11 · Asian 8 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Living alone 36 · Married couple 32 · Other 31
Health 31 · Professional 20 · Retail 17 · Manufacturing 14 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 32 · Production · transport 23 · Service 21 · Sales · office 19 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 29 · Work from home 7 · Walk 6 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bowling Green is $241,900 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Bowling Green has 75,388 residents across 15 census tracts and 18 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 28.7; the population is 62.1% White, 14.1% Black, 10.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 4.3% Multiracial and 1.3% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 31.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 25.6% (Census ACS).
William H. Natcher Elementary (63%), Potter Gray Elementary (60%) and Briarwood Elementary School (57%) lead the elementary schools; Drakes Creek Middle School (64%), Bowling Green Junior High (48%) and Henry F. Moss Middle School (28%) lead the middle schools; Greenwood High School (56%), Bowling Green High School (48%) and Beacon Academy (34%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $998/month, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bowling Green is $48,873 a year, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Bowling Green, median rent is $998/month and the median home value is $241,900 (Census ACS).
Bowling Green reported 2.3 violent crimes and 29.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 64 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 54 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bowling Green are hail (99), ice storm (88) and inland flooding (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bowling Green, 6.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).