Overview
30,715
Total Population
22.8
Median age
50.21%
Female population %
99.2:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
20-24 years
Largest age group
25.2
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
2,003
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Bowling Green's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Bowling Green is 22.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Bowling Green's population under 18 was 13.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Bowling Green's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 8.84% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Bowling Green, 11.28% were under the age of 15, 54.16% aged 15 to 29, 25.72% aged 30 to 64, 7.62% aged 65 to 84, and 1.22% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 131 more females than males in Bowling Green:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.21% females and 49.79% males in Bowling Green, OH.
- The Bowling Green, OH gender ratio is 99.2:100 i.e. 99.2 men to 100 women (0.992).
- For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 4,945.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 4,148.
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Race / Ethnicity
Bowling Green's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Bowling Green population: 84.37% are White, 5.74% are Black or African American, 0.27% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.45% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 1.27% are some other race and 6.88% are multiracial.
- Bowling Green's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 2,003 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 28,712 (93.48% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Bowling Green is White with a population of 25,913 (84.37% of the total population).
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Year by year
Bowling Green's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 31,913 in the year 2017
- From 2000 to 2010, Bowling Green's population increased by 891 (3.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Bowling Green's population increased by 251 (0.82%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bowling Green's population was lowest in year 2009 at 28,552.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)