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Bowling Green, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Bowling Green is a Census city of 75,388 people across 41.99 square miles of land, in Warren County. Median household income is $48,873, 36.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 100 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $39.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bowling Green
What Bowling Green is
- Census place typecity
- Land area41.99 sq mi
- Water area0.26 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,795
- County holding the largest share of its areaWarren County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowling Green
How many people live in Bowling Green
- Population75,388
- Median age28.7
- Population under 1817,124
- Share under 1822.7 percent
- Population 65 and over8,630
- Share 65 and over11.4 percent
- Households30,633
- Family households15,476
- Share of households that are families50.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowling Green
Income and work in Bowling Green
- Median household income$48,873
- Per capita income$28,971
- Civilian labor force38,770
- Employed36,885
- Unemployed1,885 plus or minus 377
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over42,023
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher31.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowling Green
Housing in Bowling Green
- Housing units33,481
- Occupied units30,633
- Vacant units2,848
- Vacancy rate8.5 percent
- Owner occupied11,215
- Renter occupied19,418
- Ownership rate36.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$241,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$998
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.5 percent
- Single family units16,187
- Share single family48.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16,140
- Share in buildings of two or more48.2 percent
- Mobile homes1,105 plus or minus 334
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowling Green
How Bowling Green gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute33,217
- Commuting under 15 minutes14,477
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,549
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.7 percent
- Drove alone71.5 percent
- Carpooled14.7 percent
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked5.6 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home6.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowling Green
SBA loans in Bowling Green (7(a))
- Approvals100
- Gross approval$39,696,200
- Average approval$396,962
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,005,000
- Largest approval$4,250,000
- Jobs supported966
- Jobs per approval9.7
- Loans with a final outcome22
- Paid in full21
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.0 percent
- Share to franchises15.0 percent
- Distinct lenders29
- Distinct industries by NAICS61
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowling Green, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 22 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bowling Green
SBA loans in Bowling Green (504)
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$10,242,000
- Average approval$931,091
- Median approval$769,000
- Largest approval$2,239,000
- Jobs supported180
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowling Green, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bowling Green
Flood risk in Bowling Green
- NFIP communityCity of Bowling Green
- NFIP community number210219
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date05/02/07
The City of Bowling Green participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210219 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Warren County, not Bowling Green
Warren County context, not Bowling Green figures
- Establishments in Warren County3,076
- Covered employment, Warren County70,761
- Average annual pay, Warren County$55,488
- Housing units permitted, Warren County2,286
Every figure in this section is published for Warren County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bowling Green.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bowling Green questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bowling Green, Kentucky?
75,388, in 30,633 households. Bowling Green city covers 41.99 square miles of land, which is 1,795 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bowling Green in?
Warren County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bowling Green?
$48,873. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $241,900. Median gross rent is $998 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bowling Green businesses?
100 7(a) approvals totaling $39.7 m since FY2020, across 29 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 11 504 approvals worth $10.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowling Green, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bowling Green borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bowling Green. Only 22 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bowling Green in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bowling Green appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bowling Green, city of, community 210219, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bowling Green figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Warren County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bowling Green.
Is zoning published for Bowling Green?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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