Bowling Green, Ohio demographics

Bowling Green, OH demographics: median age 23.5; 44.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Bowling Green city, Ohio · Incorporated city · GEOID 3907972. The survey estimates a population of 29,983 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Bowling Green is 23.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.6 years. There are 12,056 households (±414). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	23.5 ±0.6	39.7 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,983
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Under 18	4,030 ±498	13.4% ±1.7 pp	22.0%	22.0%
18–34	16,879 ±1,113	56.3% ±3.7 pp	22.1%	22.8%
35–64	5,804 ±591	19.4% ±2.0 pp	37.7%	38.0%
65 and older	3,270 ±341	10.9% ±1.1 pp	18.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,983
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Male	14,935 ±607	49.8% ±2.0 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	15,048 ±607	50.2% ±2.0 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,983
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
White alone	24,941 ±449	83.2% ±1.5 pp	76.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,417 ±320	4.7% ±1.1 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	64 ±37 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	576 ±155	1.9% ±0.5 pp	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	12 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	463 ±205	1.5% ±0.7 pp	1.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,510 ±482	8.4% ±1.6 pp	6.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,983
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,983 ±425	93.3% ±1.4 pp	95.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,000 ±423	6.7% ±1.4 pp	4.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,056
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,875 ±290	23.8% ±2.3 pp	44.4%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	546 ±219	4.5% ±1.8 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,083 ±251	9.0% ±2.1 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,864 ±561	40.3% ±4.4 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,688 ±432	22.3% ±3.5 pp	6.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,056
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,186 ±295	18.1% ±2.4 pp	28.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	9,870 ±561	81.9% ±3.7 pp	72.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 12,056
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,864 ±561	40.3% ±4.4 pp	32.0%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,928 ±543	32.6% ±4.4 pp	34.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,362 ±334	11.3% ±2.7 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,309 ±288	10.9% ±2.4 pp	11.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	414 ±171	3.4% ±1.4 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	179 ±91 · low precision	1.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±34 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 29,983
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Native	28,723 ±336	95.8% ±1.1 pp	94.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,260 ±334	4.2% ±1.1 pp	5.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 28,736
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
English only	26,768 ±555	93.2% ±1.6 pp	92.0%	77.7%
Spanish	887 ±273	3.1% ±0.9 pp	2.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	68 ±65 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	153 ±75	0.5% ±0.3 pp	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	126 ±113 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	282 ±125	1.0% ±0.4 pp	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	56 ±64 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	73 ±67 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	43 ±49 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	23 ±38 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	54 ±48 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Arabic	6 ±8 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	197 ±161 · low precision	0.7% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 13,225
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	676 ±225	5.1% ±1.7 pp	8.2%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,462 ±633	26.2% ±4.7 pp	32.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,272 ±420	17.2% ±3.1 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	971 ±240	7.3% ±1.8 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,964 ±453	22.4% ±3.3 pp	19.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,880 ±388	21.8% ±2.8 pp	12.2%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 29,872
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Ohio	U.S.
Same house	18,814 ±821	63.0% ±2.7 pp	88.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,916 ±716	16.5% ±2.4 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	4,823 ±604	16.1% ±2.0 pp	3.2%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,124 ±357	3.8% ±1.2 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	195 ±89	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.9% of Bowling Green residents (±1.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.4% in Ohio and 8.4% nationally. 91.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bowling Green	Ohio	U.S.	Compared with Ohio
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.9% ±1.2 pp	6.4%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.9% ±1.8 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.8% ±1.0 pp	6.6%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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