Bowling Green is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 29,647 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Bowling Green is the 50th largest community in Ohio.Unlike some cities, Bowling Green isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bowling Green are a mix 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 teaching (12.19%), food service (10.07%), and sales jobs (9.81%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition, Bowling Green is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Bowling Green culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Bowling Green really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Bowling Green every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Bowling Green. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Bowling Green benefits directly from this. Bowling Green is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.29% of adults in Bowling Green have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Bowling Green in 2022 was $26,768, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,072 for a family of four. However, Bowling Green contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bowling Green also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.80% of its population below the federal poverty line.Bowling Green is a somewhat 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. Important ancestries of people in Bowling Green include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Bowling Green is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
