Bowling Green, OH Housing Market & City Data

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31,504
Population Estimate
$169,181
Median Home Value
93.8%
Employment Rate
43.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$176
Median Listing Price$334,940
Median Days on Market38
Active Listings32
New Listings20
Total Listings (Active + Pending)54
Avg Listing Price$366,075
Avg Listing Price Change MoM2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-12%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.88
Family Dual Income48.4
Median Household Income$37,346
Median Individual Income$12,747
Home Ownership37.1%
Home Value$169,181
Median Rent$724
Rent Burden34.6%
Poverty33.0%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED4.8%
  • Highschool Education23.9%
  • Some College27.6%
  • Bachelors Degree24.0%
  • Graduate Degree19.7%
  • Total College or Above43.7%
  • Stem Degree37.8%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.6%
  • Female52.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married23.0%
  • Divorced7.4%
  • Never Married65.9%
  • Widowed3.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityBowling Green
State IDOH
Population31,504

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.9%
19–2938.3%
30–397.7%
40–496.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–597.0%
60–697.0%
70–794.2%
80+2.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation71.2%
Unemployment Rate6.2%
Disabled10.3%

ETHNICITY

White86.9%
Black6.4%
Asian1.7%
Native American0.2%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other1.0%
Multiple3.6%

OTHER

Hispanic6.0%
Limited English2.7%
Health Uninsured4.6%
Veteran3.5%

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