Bowling Green is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 29,647 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Bowling Green is the 50th largest community in Ohio.Bowling Green is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Bowling Green is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bowling Green who work in teaching (12.19%), food service (10.07%), and sales jobs (9.81%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because Bowling Green has a very large number of students who are 18 years or older and in college, it is thought of as a college town. This has a major influence on local Bowling Green lifestyle, entertainment, and culture in general. Life in Bowling Green is very much tied to the academic calendar: when students return from the summer break in the fall, one will notice them out and about, buying groceries, out with friends, and generally getting re-acquainted with each other. In Bowling Green people study hard and play hard, and there is ample opportunity to do both. The citizens of Bowling Green are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.29% of adults in Bowling Green have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bowling Green in 2022 was $26,768, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,072 for a family of four. However, Bowling Green contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bowling Green also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.80% of its population below the federal poverty line.Bowling Green is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bowling Green home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bowling Green residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bowling Green include German, Irish, English, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Bowling Green is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
