Population 4,473 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Bowling Green
Household size in Bowling Green
| Period | Bowling Green | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.99 | 2.64 | 2.63 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.59 | 2.79 | 2.73 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 3.64 | 2.93 | 2.75 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.05 | 2.80 | 2.63 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.94 | +0.16 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Bowling Green is a place of big households: 3.05 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has dropped from 3.99 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Bowling Green
| Period | Bowling Green | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 30.3 | 40.6 | 40.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 31.9 | 41.4 | 42.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 35.2 | 41.7 | 43.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 32.6 | 40.5 | 43.5 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.3 | −0.1 | +2.7 | +2.3 |
Bowling Green is young: half of its residents are under 32.6, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Bowling Green
| Period | Bowling Green | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.9% | 12.7% | 12.4% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 16.9% | 13.2% | 12.2% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 11.9% | 12.7% | 11.5% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.1% | 13.1% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| Change | −11.8 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Bowling Green as they are nationally: 11.1%, against 11.6%. Single parents are less common here than in the Lakeland area as a whole (13.1%).
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Bowling Green
Renters in Bowling Green
| Period | Bowling Green | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.7% | 27.9% | 30.3% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 30.4% | 30.4% | 33.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 27.2% | 31.1% | 34.6% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 25.6% | 29.5% | 32.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +0.9 pts | +1.6 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
About a quarter of households in Bowling Green rent their homes (25.6%), below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. Nearly two-thirds of owners (64.0%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Bowling Green
| Period | Bowling Green | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.5% | 19.0% | 17.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 24.2% | 20.9% | 17.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 25.4% | 19.3% | 15.4% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 21.9% | 14.4% | 12.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | −5.6 pts | −4.6 pts | −4.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 21.9% of the housing in Bowling Green, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Bowling Green
| Period | Bowling Green | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1976 | 1985 | 1984 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1983 | 1986 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1989 | 1987 | 1986 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1987 | 1992 | 1989 | 1980 |
| Change | +11 | +7 | +5 | +6 |
Homes in Bowling Green are newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1987, versus 1980 across the U.S. Still, homes here are older than in the Lakeland area overall, where the median home dates to 1992.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Bowling Green
| Period | Bowling Green | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $755 | $916 | $1,092 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $660 | $958 | $1,123 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $820 | $1,094 | $1,323 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,044 | $1,499 | $1,816 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$290 | +$583 | +$724 | +$606 |
The median renter in Bowling Green pays $1,044 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 26.7% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Bowling Green
Bachelor's degrees in Bowling Green
| Period | Bowling Green | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.9% | 18.2% | 26.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.0% | 18.8% | 27.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 11.6% | 20.2% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 12.2% | 23.4% | 34.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +8.3 pts | +5.2 pts | +8.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Bowling Green have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 12.2%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Bowling Green
| Period | Bowling Green | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 57.1% | 82.1% | 85.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 64.7% | 83.3% | 86.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 73.6% | 85.0% | 88.2% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 78.6% | 87.7% | 90.0% | 89.3% |
| Change | +21.5 pts | +5.7 pts | +4.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in five adults in Bowling Green never finished high school, well above the national share: only 78.6% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Bowling Green
| Period | Bowling Green | Lakeland area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.3% | 9.4% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 10.4% | 11.9% | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.6% | 5.9% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.1% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −8.2 pts | −4.5 pts | −4.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Bowling Green is close to the national rate: 6.1% of the labor force, against 5.4%. The rate is higher than in the Lakeland area as a whole (4.9%). Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Bowling Green compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | 3.05 | 32.6 | 11.1% | 25.6% | 21.9% | 1987 | $1,044 | 12.2% | 78.6% | 6.1% |
| Torrey | 3.63 | 30.2 | 17.7% | 37.2% | 20.8% | 1979 | $854 | 9.0% | 78.8% | 6.3% |
| Wauchula | 2.97 | 35.6 | 22.6% | 32.9% | 13.2% | 1985 | $947 | 12.9% | 77.2% | 4.8% |
| Fort Green | 3.23 | 33.1 | 28.8% | 10.8% | 17.6% | 1970 | $1,043 | 19.9% | 95.0% | 0.0% |
| Fort Green Springs | 3.12 | 42.4 | 4.1% | 28.4% | 15.6% | 1989 | $1,194 | 23.2% | 78.1% | 0.0% |
| Lemon Grove | 2.27 | 48.6 | 13.2% | 22.7% | 21.5% | 1999 | $913 | 12.6% | 69.2% | 1.0% |
| Fort Meade | 2.80 | 41.8 | 13.3% | 28.9% | 18.5% | 1981 | $1,023 | 9.3% | 78.1% | 3.8% |
| Duette | 4.88 | 39.4 | 1.7% | 56.1% | 14.4% | 2003 | $886 | 6.0% | 67.2% | 0.0% |
| Pembroke | 2.95 | 40.2 | 12.1% | 23.9% | 11.9% | 1977 | $942 | 10.2% | 83.2% | 2.8% |
| Bradley | 2.38 | 36.3 | 21.1% | 31.9% | 20.6% | 1974 | $946 | 1.7% | 84.0% | 0.0% |
| Oak Terrace | 2.38 | 36.3 | 21.1% | 31.9% | 20.6% | 1974 | $946 | 1.7% | 84.0% | 0.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Bowling Green. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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