Bowling Green is a very small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 2,449 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bowling Green is the 363rd largest community in Florida.Bowling Green is a blue-collar town, with 42.75% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Bowling Green is a city of construction workers and builders, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bowling Green who work in office and administrative support (11.16%), sales jobs (8.15%), and maintenance occupations (5.80%). One downside of living in Bowling Green is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bowling Green, the average commute to work is 31.42 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the city, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Bowling Green, even though it is a small city, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, city who have a need for low-cost transportation.In Bowling Green, just 9.48% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Bowling Green in 2022 was $21,859, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,436 for a family of four. However, Bowling Green contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bowling Green also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.57% of its population below the federal poverty line.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 48.45% 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, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Bowling Green is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
