One downside of living in Bowling Green, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.05 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
For a small city, Bowling Green has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Bowling Green exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The citizens of Bowling Green have a very low rate of college education: just 6.96% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Bowling Green in 2022 was $22,685, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $90,740 for a family of four. However, Bowling Green contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bowling Green is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bowling Green home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Bowling Green, accounting for 53.77% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Bowling Green residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bowling Green include Irish, English, German, Greek, and French.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Bowling Green's cultural character, accounting for 15.18% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Bowling Green is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
