Bowling Green, KY Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 16,815 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 671 | 4.0 |
| Kindergarten | 602 | 3.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,444 | 26.4 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 2,109 | 12.5 |
| College or graduate school | 8,989 | 53.5 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 27,526 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 2,568 | 9.3 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,526 | 12.8 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 7,364 | 26.8 |
| Some college, no degree | 5,386 | 19.6 |
| Associate degree | 1,273 | 4.6 |
| Bachelor's degree | 4,223 | 15.3 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,186 | 11.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 77.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 26.9 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 40,811 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 15,268 | 37.4 |
| Now married, except separated | 17,497 | 42.9 |
| Separated | 694 | 1.7 |
| Widowed | 2,831 | 6.9 |
Female | 2,365 | 5.8 |
| Divorced | 4,521 | 11.1 |
Female | 2,675 | 6.6 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 689 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 373 | 54.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 39,143 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 4,111 | 10.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 12,114 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 991 | 8.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 27,538 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 5,631 | 20.4 |
Percent employed | 54.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 21,907 | 79.6 |
Percent employed | 78.9 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 5,388 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,644 | 49.1 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 46,157 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 16,372 | 35.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 27,843 | 60.3 |
Same county | 12,692 | 27.5 |
Different county | 15,151 | 32.8 |
Same state | 8,857 | 19.2 |
Different state | 6,294 | 13.6 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,942 | 4.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 49,125 | 100.0 |
| Native | 45,696 | 93.0 |
Born in United States | 45,405 | 92.4 |
State of residence | 30,879 | 62.9 |
Different state | 14,526 | 29.6 |
Born outside United States | 291 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 3,429 | 7.0 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 2,794 | 5.7 |
Naturalized citizen | 576 | 1.2 |
Not a citizen | 2,853 | 5.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 3,429 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,387 | 40.4 |
| Asia | 791 | 23.1 |
| Africa | 48 | 1.4 |
| Oceania | 25 | 0.7 |
| Latin America | 1,127 | 32.9 |
| Northern America | 51 | 1.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 46,157 | 100.0 |
| English only | 41,530 | 90.0 |
| Language other than English | 4,627 | 10.0 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 2,589 | 5.6 |
Spanish | 2,005 | 4.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,197 | 2.6 |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,739 | 3.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 926 | 2.0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 700 | 1.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 382 | 0.8 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 49,125 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 41,139 | 83.7 |
| Arab | 179 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 57 | 0.1 |
| Danish | 54 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 557 | 1.1 |
| English | 4,952 | 10.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 912 | 1.9 |
| French Canadian1 | 132 | 0.3 |
| German | 5,249 | 10.7 |
| Greek | 90 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 54 | 0.1 |
| Irish1 | 4,473 | 9.1 |
| Italian | 988 | 2.0 |
| Lithuanian | 16 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 279 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 503 | 1.0 |
| Portuguese | 16 | 0.0 |
| Russian | 77 | 0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,288 | 2.6 |
| Scottish | 1,058 | 2.2 |
| Slovak | 55 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 400 | 0.8 |
| Swedish | 202 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 69 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 93 | 0.2 |
| United States or American | 6,078 | 12.4 |
| Welsh | 223 | 0.5 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 24 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 13,061 | 26.6 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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