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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Population
78,505
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$241,900
Owner-occupied units

Bowling Green, KY

Kentucky · 36.977° N, 86.434° W · 42 sq mi

Bowling Green is a city in Kentucky, with a population of 78,505 and about 1,869 residents per square mile. The median household earns $48,873 a year, and the median home is worth $241,900.

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Size & density

Land area
42 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,869
People per square mile
Rank by population
#506
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#306
Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income
$48,873
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$998
Per month
Homeownership
36.6%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
17.8 min
One way

People

Median age
28.7
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
31.2%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
15%
Households
30,633
2.28 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 33/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 162/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 13/yr
Days above 90° 35/yr
Below freezing 64/yr
Annual rainfall 55.7in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 89°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 28°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 22.5%
Manufacturing 18.4%
Arts, food & hospitality 14%
Retail trade 12.7%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Kentucky

Name
Tamara Gustavson
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$8.1B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Lexington
Source of wealth
Self storage

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Kentucky · private sector

Employer
UPS
Sector
Logistics

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Kentucky

Company
Humana
Revenue
$117.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Louisville
Ticker
HUM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Kentucky

State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Goldenrod
State capital
Frankfort
Nickname
The Bluegrass State

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