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Bowling Green City School District Overview

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus located in Bowling Green City School District area. A total of 13,636 households are located in Bowling Green City School District area. Among them, 2,775 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.93 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 6,267 and 18,203 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.86% (892) of residents are non-citizens and 6.33% (1,973) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Bowling Green City School District, Ohio
Household	13,636
Population	31,158
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,775 (20.35%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,267
Total Students	18,203
Pre-Kindergarten	495
Kindergarten	386
Grade 1-8	2,256
Grade 9-12	1,114
College/Graduate School	13,952
Veterans	32,180
Non-citizen	892
Non-English Home Language	1,973
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

32,832 residents are over the age of 16 and 23,306 people are in labor force. Among them, 23,292 people are in civilian labor force and 14 are in armed labor force. 21,913 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Bowling Green City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,631	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	14,860	75.70%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,372	6.99%
Public transportation	78	0.40%
Walked	2,228	11.35%
Other method	430	2.19%
Worked from home	663	3.38%
Average Commute Time	17 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,913	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,251	33.09%
Service	5,388	24.59%
Sales and office	4,735	21.61%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,289	5.88%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,250	14.83%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,913	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	219	1.00%
Construction	899	4.10%
Manufacturing	2,854	13.02%
Wholesale trade	240	1.10%
Retail trade	2,254	10.29%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	757	3.45%
Information	305	1.39%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	576	2.63%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,536	7.01%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,730	30.71%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,116	18.78%
Other services, except public administration	859	3.92%
Public administration	568	2.59%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	21,913	-
Private wage and salary workers	16,549	75.52%
Government workers	4,495	20.51%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	837	3.82%
Unpaid family workers	32	0.15%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $61,250 for the 13,636 households in Bowling Green City School District area, Ohio. The average income of a single worker is $12,425. 35,076 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 95.48%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	13,636	-
Less than $10,000	1,508	11.06%
$10,000 - $14,999	949	6.96%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,896	13.90%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,610	11.81%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,760	12.91%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,278	16.71%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,390	10.19%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,233	9.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	468	3.43%
More than $200,000	544	3.99%
Median Household Income	$42,895	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$61,250	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	5,993	-
Less than $10,000	163	2.72%
$10,000 - $14,999	204	3.40%
$15,000 - $24,999	409	6.82%
$25,000 - $34,999	506	8.44%
$35,000 - $49,999	813	13.57%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,275	21.27%
$75,000 - $99,999	790	13.18%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,040	17.35%
$150,000 - $199,999	390	6.51%
More than $200,000	403	6.72%

Median Family Income	$68,496	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$85,521	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$12,425	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$45,072	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$45,072	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	36,735	-
With health insurance coverage	35,076	95.48%
Public coverage	8,420	22.92%
Private health insurance	30,339	82.59%
Without health insurance coverage	1,659	4.52%

Housing

There are 14,622 housing units in Bowling Green City School District area, Ohio with 13,636 units (93.26%) occupied. 6,143 houses (45.05%) are occupied by owner and 7,493 houses (54.95%) are rented. The average housing value is $165,400 and the average rental cost is $727. 113 houses (0.77%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,101 houses (21.21%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,622	-
Occupied	13,636	93.26%
Owner Occupied	6,143	45.05%
Renter Occupied	7,493	54.95%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,594	45.10%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	704	4.81%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	6,486	44.36%
Mobile Homes	838	5.73%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,622	-
Built 2014 or later	113	0.77%
Built 2010 - 2013	148	1.01%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,926	13.17%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,642	18.07%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,999	13.67%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,248	15.37%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,515	10.36%
Built 1950 - 1959	930	6.36%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,101	21.21%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,622	-
1 room	504	3.45%
2 rooms	544	3.72%
3 rooms	1,800	12.31%
4 rooms	2,631	17.99%
5 rooms	2,255	15.42%
6 rooms	2,362	16.15%
7 rooms	1,524	10.42%
8 rooms	1,204	8.23%
9 rooms or more	1,798	12.30%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,622	-
no bedroom	567	3.88%
1 bedroom	2,089	14.29%
2 bedrooms	4,163	28.47%
3 bedrooms	4,820	32.96%
4 bedrooms	2,511	17.17%
5 bedrooms or more	472	3.23%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,143	-
Less than $50,000	635	10.34%
$50,000 - $99,999	561	9.13%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,371	22.32%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,449	23.59%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,584	25.79%
$300,000 - $499,999	461	7.50%
$500,000 - $999,999	64	1.04%
$1,000,000 or more	18	0.29%
Median House Value	$165,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,413	-
Less than $500	1,010	13.62%
$500 - $999	4,711	63.55%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,252	16.89%
$1,500 - $1,999	361	4.87%
$2,000 - $2,499	79	1.07%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$727	-

Demographic

A total of 37,318 people lives in Bowling Green City School District area, Ohio with 18,277 male and 19,041 female. The males to female ratio is 48.98 to 51.02. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	37,318	-
Male	18,277	48.98%
Female	19,041	51.02%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,318	-
Under 5 years	1,246	3.34%
5 - 9 years	1,546	4.14%
10 - 14 years	1,498	4.01%
15 - 19 years	5,611	15.04%
20 - 24 years	10,122	27.12%
25 - 34 years	4,361	11.69%
35 - 44 years	2,597	6.96%
45 - 54 years	3,003	8.05%
55 - 59 years	1,768	4.74%
60 - 64 years	1,483	3.97%
65 - 74 years	2,375	6.36%
75 - 84 years	1,227	3.29%
85 years and older	481	1.29%
Median Age	23.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	37,318	-
One Race	36,049	96.60%
White	32,810	87.92%
Black or African American	2,057	5.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native	84	0.23%
Asian	547	1.47%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	40	0.11%
Other	511	1.37%

Two or more races	1,269	3.40%
White and Black or African American	288	0.77%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	275	0.74%
White and Asian	360	0.96%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	27	0.07%