Bowling Green, OH Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 16,860 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 249 | 1.5 |
| Kindergarten | 249 | 1.5 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,654 | 9.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,050 | 6.2 |
| College or graduate school | 13,658 | 81.0 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 11,799 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 281 | 2.4 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 757 | 6.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,681 | 22.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 2,203 | 18.7 |
| Associate degree | 667 | 5.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,587 | 21.9 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 2,623 | 22.2 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 91.2 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 44.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 26,544 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 14,521 | 54.7 |
| Now married, except separated | 9,225 | 34.8 |
| Separated | 278 | 1.0 |
| Widowed | 973 | 3.7 |
Female | 783 | 2.9 |
| Divorced | 1,547 | 5.8 |
Female | 971 | 3.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 183 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 100 | 54.6 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,621 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,620 | 6.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 10,358 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 750 | 7.2 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 15,782 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,808 | 11.5 |
Percent employed | 71.8 | (X) |
| No disability | 13,974 | 88.5 |
Percent employed | 79.1 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 1,963 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 693 | 35.3 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 28,513 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 9,098 | 31.9 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 18,611 | 65.3 |
Same county | 5,596 | 19.6 |
Different county | 13,015 | 45.6 |
Same state | 10,476 | 36.7 |
Different state | 2,539 | 8.9 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 804 | 2.8 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 29,562 | 100.0 |
| Native | 28,499 | 96.4 |
Born in United States | 28,270 | 95.6 |
State of residence | 21,855 | 73.9 |
Different state | 6,415 | 21.7 |
Born outside United States | 229 | 0.8 |
| Foreign born | 1,063 | 3.6 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 723 | 2.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 236 | 0.8 |
Not a citizen | 827 | 2.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 1,063 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 247 | 23.2 |
| Asia | 538 | 50.6 |
| Africa | 31 | 2.9 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 146 | 13.7 |
| Northern America | 101 | 9.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 28,513 | 100.0 |
| English only | 26,069 | 91.4 |
| Language other than English | 2,444 | 8.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 677 | 2.4 |
Spanish | 1,208 | 4.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 353 | 1.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 777 | 2.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 166 | 0.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 363 | 1.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 143 | 0.5 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 29,562 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 29,994 | 101.5 |
| Arab | 183 | 0.6 |
| Czech1 | 209 | 0.7 |
| Danish | 104 | 0.4 |
| Dutch | 473 | 1.6 |
| English | 3,125 | 10.6 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 820 | 2.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 147 | 0.5 |
| German | 9,289 | 31.4 |
| Greek | 77 | 0.3 |
| Hungarian | 495 | 1.7 |
| Irish1 | 3,481 | 11.8 |
| Italian | 1,490 | 5.0 |
| Lithuanian | 78 | 0.3 |
| Norwegian | 278 | 0.9 |
| Polish | 1,299 | 4.4 |
| Portuguese | 32 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 238 | 0.8 |
| Scotch-Irish | 351 | 1.2 |
| Scottish | 827 | 2.8 |
| Slovak | 155 | 0.5 |
| Subsaharan African | 102 | 0.3 |
| Swedish | 375 | 1.3 |
| Swiss | 198 | 0.7 |
| Ukrainian | 112 | 0.4 |
| United States or American | 1,510 | 5.1 |
| Welsh | 273 | 0.9 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 40 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 4,233 | 14.3 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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