Bowling Green, KY Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	49,296	100.0

Male	23,841	48.4
Female	25,455	51.6

Under 5 years	2,965	6.0
5 to 9 years	2,751	5.6
10 to 14 years	2,559	5.2
15 to 19 years	5,201	10.6
20 to 24 years	8,063	16.4
25 to 34 years	7,156	14.5
35 to 44 years	6,092	12.4
45 to 54 years	5,116	10.4
55 to 59 years	1,915	3.9
60 to 64 years	1,583	3.2
65 to 74 years	2,916	5.9
75 to 84 years	2,158	4.4
85 years and over	821	1.7

Median age (years)	28.6	(X)

18 years and over	39,342	79.8
Male	18,683	37.9
Female	20,659	41.9
21 years and over	33,753	68.5
62 years and over	6,820	13.8
65 years and over	5,895	12.0
Male	2,133	4.3
Female	3,762	7.6

RACE
One race	48,305	98.0
White	39,842	80.8
Black or African American	6,267	12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	111	0.2
Asian	959	1.9
Asian Indian	125	0.3
Chinese	123	0.2
Filipino	25	0.1
Japanese	115	0.2
Korean	47	0.1
Vietnamese	260	0.5
Other Asian ¹	264	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	61	0.1
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	16	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	42	0.1
Some other race	1,065	2.2
Two or more races	991	2.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	40,740	82.6
Black or African American	6,539	13.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	313	0.6
Asian	1,112	2.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	171	0.3
Some other race	1,456	3.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	49,296	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,011	4.1
Mexican	1,099	2.2
Puerto Rican	95	0.2
Cuban	31	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	786	1.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	47,285	95.9
White alone	39,010	79.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	49,296	100.0
In households	43,807	88.9
Householder	19,277	39.1
Spouse	7,424	15.1
Child	10,982	22.3
Own child under 18 years	8,795	17.8
Other relatives	2,008	4.1
Under 18 years	748	1.5
Nonrelatives	4,116	8.3
Unmarried partner	1,081	2.2
In group quarters	5,489	11.1
Institutionalized population	1,101	2.2
Noninstitutionalized population	4,388	8.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	19,277	100.0
Family households (families)	10,697	55.5
With own children under 18 years	5,042	26.2
Married-couple family	7,424	38.5
With own children under 18 years	3,096	16.1
Female householder, no husband present	2,528	13.1
With own children under 18 years	1,595	8.3
Nonfamily households	8,580	44.5
Householder living alone	6,458	33.5
Householder 65 years and over	2,035	10.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	5,565	28.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,097	21.3

Average household size	2.27	(X)
Average family size	2.91	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	21,290	100.0
Occupied housing units	19,277	90.5
Vacant housing units	2,013	9.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	92	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.1	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	19,277	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	9,060	47.0
Renter-occupied housing units	10,217	53.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.34	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.21	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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