Bowling Green is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 76,212 people and 23 associated neighborhoods, Bowling Green is the second largest community in Kentucky. Bowling Green has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Bowling Green, where the median household income is $48,419.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bowling Green is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bowling Green is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bowling Green who work in office and administrative support (10.81%), sales jobs (9.06%), and food service (8.79%).Because there are quite a few people attending college in Bowling Green, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Bowling Green provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities. The education level of Bowling Green citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.98% of adults in Bowling Green have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bowling Green in 2022 was $28,819, which is middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,276 for a family of four. However, Bowling Green contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bowling Green is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bowling Green home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bowling Green residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bowling Green also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.72% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bowling Green include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Bowling Green is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Serbo-Croatian.
