Language Spoken At Home in Bowling Green City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 54,872 | 100% |
English only | 47,629 | 86.8% |
Language other than English | 7,243 | 13.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,377 | 8.0% |
Spanish | 3,201 | 5.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,950 | 3.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,769 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 863 | 1.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,772 | 3.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,213 | 2.2% |
Other languages | 501 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 351 | 0.6% |
Ancestry in Bowling Green City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 58,632 | 100% |
American | 4,326 | 7.4% |
Arab | 478 | 0.8% |
Czech | 68 | 0.1% |
Danish | 171 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 863 | 1.5% |
English | 5,124 | 8.7% |
French (except Basque) | 1,476 | 2.5% |
French Canadian | 165 | 0.3% |
German | 7,927 | 13.5% |
Greek | 119 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 101 | 0.2% |
Irish | 7,595 | 13.0% |
Italian | 1,122 | 1.9% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 353 | 0.6% |
Polish | 722 | 1.2% |
Portuguese | 65 | 0.1% |
Russian | 198 | 0.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,177 | 2.0% |
Scottish | 1,519 | 2.6% |
Slovak | 164 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 440 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 284 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 54 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 43 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 240 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 44 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Bowling Green City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 22,789 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 11,415 | 50.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,376 | 23.6% |
Married-couple family | 7,142 | 31.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,941 | 12.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 943 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 391 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,330 | 14.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,044 | 9.0% |
Nonfamily households | 11,374 | 49.9% |
Householder living alone | 8,576 | 37.6% |
65 years and over | 2,332 | 10.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 5,835 | 25.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,454 | 19.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Bowling Green City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 52,619 | 100% |
Householder | 22,789 | 43.3% |
Spouse | 7,252 | 13.8% |
Child | 13,677 | 26.0% |
Other relatives | 2,794 | 5.3% |
Nonrelatives | 6,107 | 11.6% |
Unmarried partner | 1,524 | 2.9% |
Marital Status in Bowling Green City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 23,140 | 100% |
Never married | 11,494 | 49.7% |
Now married, except separated | 8,111 | 35.1% |
Separated | 445 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 617 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 2,473 | 10.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 25,396 | 100% |
Never married | 11,346 | 44.7% |
Now married, except separated | 7,641 | 30.1% |
Separated | 773 | 3.0% |
Widowed | 2,388 | 9.4% |
Divorced | 3,248 | 12.8% |
Fertility in Bowling Green City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 770 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 343 | 44.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 43 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 6 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 26 | 0% |
Grandparents in Bowling Green City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 549 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 199 | 36.2% |
Less than 1 year | 42 | 7.7% |
1 or 2 years | 32 | 5.8% |
3 or 4 years | 71 | 12.9% |
5 or more years | 54 | 9.8% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 199 | 100% |
Who are female | 163 | 81.9% |
Who are married | 66 | 33.2% |
School Enrollment in Bowling Green City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 21,723 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 877 | 4.0% |
Kindergarten | 731 | 3.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 4,998 | 23.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,328 | 10.7% |
College or graduate school | 12,789 | 58.9% |
Educational Attainment in Bowling Green City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 31,899 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,619 | 8.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,797 | 8.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,676 | 27.2% |
Some college, no degree | 6,794 | 21.3% |
Associate's degree | 1,973 | 6.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,497 | 17.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 3,543 | 11.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.0% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 28.3% |
Veteran Status in Bowling Green City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 46,671 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,194 | 6.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Bowling Green City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 57,575 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,843 | 13.6% |
Under 18 years | 11,859 | 100% |
With a disability | 488 | 4.1% |
18 to 64 years | 39,919 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,951 | 12.4% |
65 years and over | 5,797 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,404 | 41.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Bowling Green City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 57,893 | 100% |
Same house | 39,377 | 68.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 17,957 | 31.0% |
Same county | 9,251 | 16.0% |
Different county | 8,706 | 15.0% |
Same state | 5,098 | 8.8% |
Different state | 3,608 | 6.2% |
Abroad | 559 | 1.0% |
Place Of Birth in Bowling Green City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 58,632 | 100% |
Native | 52,406 | 89.4% |
Born in United States | 51,922 | 88.6% |
State of residence | 33,681 | 57.4% |
Different state | 18,241 | 31.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 484 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 6,226 | 10.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Bowling Green City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,226 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,269 | 20.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,957 | 79.6% |
Year of Entry in Bowling Green City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 6,710 | 100% |
Native | 484 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 484 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 6,226 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 811 | 13.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,415 | 87.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Bowling Green City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,226 | 100% |
Europe | 1,326 | 21.3% |
Asia | 2,304 | 37.0% |
Africa | 141 | 2.3% |
Oceania | 78 | 1.3% |
Latin America | 2,354 | 37.8% |
Northern America | 23 | 0.4% |