Bowling Green Population

1800–2026

79,982

2026 projection

10.4% since 2020 (increase)

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.

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Population by year

Population estimates for Bowling Green. Annual change is shown as a percentage. Growth is the total change since the preceding observation.
202679,982+1,4771.88%
202578,505+1210.15%
202478,384+1,6552.16%
202376,729+1,5322.04%
202275,197+2,0502.80%
202173,147+6740.93%
202072,473+2,2513.21%
201970,222+1,4902.17%
201868,732+7781.14%
201767,954+1,6322.46%

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Bowling Green Demographics

28.7median age

Median age

Female29.2 yrs
Male28.2 yrs

Adults

58,264
8,630 seniors · 15%49,634 other adults

Sex

Female 49.7% · 37,486Male 50.3% · 37,902

Population by age

MaleFemale85+ years, male: 35885+ years, female: 90280–84 years, male: 45680–84 years, female: 64575–79 years, male: 64975–79 years, female: 76170–74 years, male: 1,08970–74 years, female: 1,39065–69 years, male: 1,14265–69 years, female: 1,23860–64 years, male: 1,40060–64 years, female: 1,62955–59 years, male: 1,45955–59 years, female: 1,77750–54 years, male: 1,44550–54 years, female: 1,78645–49 years, male: 1,81845–49 years, female: 1,72340–44 years, male: 1,81040–44 years, female: 2,26135–39 years, male: 3,18635–39 years, female: 1,83530–34 years, male: 2,88430–34 years, female: 2,30925–29 years, male: 3,05825–29 years, female: 3,01320–24 years, male: 6,16220–24 years, female: 5,74815–19 years, male: 3,72215–19 years, female: 3,38610–14 years, male: 2,48410–14 years, female: 2,2645–9 years, male: 2,1725–9 years, female: 2,4410–4 years, male: 2,6080–4 years, female: 2,37885+80–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–42K2K4K4K

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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101

Race and ethnicity

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Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 754 people).

Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002

Bowling Green Income

$48,873median household income

Median household income

$48,873

Half of households earn more, half earn less

Median earnings

$39,438

Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.

Poverty rate

25.6%

About 1 in 4 residents

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Tables S1901, S1501, S1701

Bowling Green Marital Status

35% of residents age 15 and older are married.

MarriedNever married
Overall
Male
Female
Marital status of residents age 15 and older
StatusOverallMaleFemale
Married35%37%33%
Never married47%51%44%
Divorced11%8%14%
Widowed5%3%8%
Separated2%2%2%

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201

Sources

10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau

Population

American Community Survey, 2024 5-year