Ohio · Census place 07972
Bowling Green city, OH
Quick answer
Bowling Green city has 30,051 residents, ranking #50 of 1265 places in Ohio. Median household income is $46,719, the median home is worth $217,300 and median gross rent runs $874 a month.
- Population
- 30,051Bowling Green city residents
- Median household income
- $46,719Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $217,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $874Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 23.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 36.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bowling Green city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bowling Green city median would spend about 22.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29.7% of residents and 36.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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