People QuickFacts	Bowling Green	Kentucky
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	58,894	4,369,356
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	58,062	4,339,362
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	1.4%	0.7%
 	Population, 2010    	58,067	4,339,367
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	6.1%	6.5%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	20.1%	23.6%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	10.7%	13.3%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	51.7%	50.8% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	75.8%	87.8%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	13.9%	7.8%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.3%	0.2%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	4.2%	1.1%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.2%	0.1%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	2.7%	1.7%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	6.5%	3.1%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	73.0%	86.3% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	68.3%	84.0%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	10.9%	3.1%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	13.5%	4.6%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	82.0%	81.0%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	28.7%	20.3%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	15.6	22.5 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	43.6%	69.9%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	43.1%	17.7%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$123,400	$116,800
 	Households, 2006-2010    	21,771	1,676,708
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.34	2.48
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$19,302	$22,515
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$33,362	$41,576
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	27.7%	17.7%

   	Business QuickFacts	Bowling Green	Kentucky
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	5,670	337,600
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	5.0%	3.1%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.3%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	2.3%	1.6%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.0%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	1.3%	1.1%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	18.4%	25.6% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	4,473,843	119,105,421
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	2,071,877	74,680,759
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	1,609,806	50,405,925
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$29,452	$11,843
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	223,127	6,300,866

   	Geography QuickFacts	Bowling Green	Kentucky
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	37.78	39,486.34
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	1,536.9	109.9
 	FIPS Code    	08902	21
 	Counties    	Warren County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts