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Bowling Green, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Bowling Green is a Census city of 29,983 people across 13.07 square miles of land, in Wood County. Median household income is $45,154, 34.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 60 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.8 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 area13.07 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,293
- County holding the largest share of its areaWood 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
- Population29,983
- Median age23.5
- Population under 184,030
- Share under 1813.4 percent
- Population 65 and over3,270
- Share 65 and over10.9 percent
- Households12,056
- Family households4,504
- Share of households that are families37.4 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$45,154
- Per capita income$27,972
- Civilian labor force16,648
- Employed15,700
- Unemployed948 plus or minus 282
- Unemployment rate5.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over13,225
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher44.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowling Green
Housing in Bowling Green
- Housing units12,626
- Occupied units12,056
- Vacant units570 plus or minus 189
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied4,108
- Renter occupied7,948
- Ownership rate34.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$226,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$897
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.8 percent
- Single family units5,572
- Share single family44.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,600
- Share in buildings of two or more52.3 percent
- Mobile homes454 plus or minus 173
- Median year structure built1980
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 commute13,234
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,684
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,994
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.6 percent
- Drove alone71.8 percent
- Carpooled7.4 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked8.7 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Worked from home10.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bowling Green
SBA loans in Bowling Green (7(a))
- Approvals60
- Gross approval$13,805,300
- Average approval$230,088
- Median approval$50,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$701,900
- Largest approval$1,993,100
- Jobs supported296
- Jobs per approval4.9
- Loans with a final outcome15
- Paid in full15
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more1.7 percent
- Share to franchises6.7 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS37
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowling Green, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 15 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)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,888,000
- Average approval$962,667
- Median approval$556,000
- Largest approval$1,943,000
- Jobs supported48
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bowling Green, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 number390583
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/02/11
The City of Bowling Green participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390583 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Wood County, not Bowling Green
Wood County context, not Bowling Green figures
- Establishments in Wood County2,862
- Covered employment, Wood County75,922
- Average annual pay, Wood County$56,557
- Housing units permitted, Wood County491
Every figure in this section is published for Wood 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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What this page does not hold.
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, Ohio?
29,983, in 12,056 households. Bowling Green city covers 13.07 square miles of land, which is 2,293 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?
Wood 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?
$45,154. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $226,100. Median gross rent is $897 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?
60 7(a) approvals totaling $13.8 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $50,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $2.9 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 15 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 390583, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Wood 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.