Bowling Green

Population & Demographics

Bowling Green, KY

Bowling Green is home to 75,388 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 29,304 resident workers commute each day.

KentuckyCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
75,388
people
Population

75,388 residents

Median age 28.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Bowling Green population & demographics

Who lives in Bowling Green — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
75,388
Median age
28.7yrs
Median household income
$48,873
Median home value
$241,900
Median gross rent
$998/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
31.2%
Poverty rate
25.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Bowling Green

How Bowling Green breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White62.1%
Black14.1%
Hispanic or Latino10.6%
Asian7.7%
Two or more races4.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.1%
Some other race0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Bowling Green

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Bowling Green.

Bowling Green at a glance
Employed Residents
29,304
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
28.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
56.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
6.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Franklin
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Bowling Green proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Bowling Green commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

81
Commute Score

81 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Bowling Green

29,304 commutes, one dot at a time

Bowling Green

Where 29,304 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Bowling Green, by worker count.

1Bowling Green0.0 mi16,685
2Franklin19.2 mi1,004
3Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)59.5 mi616
4Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)93.0 mi592
5Lexington-Fayette urban county129.4 mi570
6Louisville94.2 mi534
7Portland27.1 mi506
8Glasgow28.9 mi366

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Bowling Green.

1Bowling Green0.0 mi16,685
2Glasgow28.9 mi896
3Franklin19.2 mi775
4Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)93.0 mi762
5Lexington-Fayette urban county129.4 mi739
6Owensboro65.4 mi498
7Louisville94.2 mi484
8Russellville26.7 mi455

Top industries

The sectors that employ Bowling Green’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
MFManufacturing18.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance16.2%
RTRetail Trade11.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.4%
EDEducational Services8.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.2%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises3.7%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.6%
WSWholesale Trade3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Bowling Green

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

13 providers · 4 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps81%
5 Gbps81%
8 Gbps
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