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Bowling Green Missouri Information: Bowling Green, Missouri is part of PIKE County. Population for Bowling Green from the last gathering is 3260. You can view Bowling Green venues that host many Bowling Green MO events every year. You can also research Bowling Green Missouri homes for sale by visiting our Bowling Green Missouri real estate guide. Bowling Green Missouri has a latitude of 39.3407 and a longitude of -91.199. Zip codes in Bowling Green, MO include 63334 ... more Bowling Green zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Bowling Green, MO
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Bowling Green, MO was 3,260.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Bowling Green was 1,506, which represents 46.2 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Bowling Green, MO
There are an estimated 570 married men in the town. 50 percent of men over 15 years old in Bowling Green are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Bowling Green is 1,754 which is 53.8 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Bowling Green, Missouri
There are an estimated 548 married women in the community. 40.5 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Bowling Green, MO
The median age of people living in Bowling Green, MO was 36.5 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Bowling Green was 216. There were 2,373 people above the age of 18, which represents 72.8 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 18.3 percent of the population (597) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Bowling Green, MO
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Bowling Green, MO was 3,222.

White Population in Bowling Green, MO
The estimated White population in the Bowling Green community is 2,955, which is 90.6 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Bowling Green, Missouri
The estimated Black/African American population is 250, which is 7.7 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Bowling Green, MO
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Bowling Green, MO was 4.

Asian Population in Bowling Green, Missouri
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 6.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Bowling Green, MO
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Bowling Green was an estimated 0.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 7, while those of “two or more races” was 38 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Bowling Green community was 24, or 0.7 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Bowling Green, MO
The household population number in Bowling Green was 3,064.

Group Quarters Population in Bowling Green, MO
Group Quarters population in the community was 196.

Average Household Size in Bowling Green, MO
The average household size in Bowling Green is 2.38 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.03 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Bowling Green, MO
At the time of the last census survey, there were 1,420 total housing units in Bowling Green.

The number of occupied housing units was 1,290, or 90.8 of the total units in town. Of these, 776 were owner-occupied (60.2), and 514 were renter-occupied (39.8, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 130 vacant homes in Bowling Green at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Bowling Green, Missouri
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 684, with a median value in dollars of 62,800.

Monthly Owner Costs in Bowling Green, MO
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $693 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Bowling Green, average costs per month were $194 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 1,614 people in the community had a high school degree, or 77.9 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Bowling Green, Missouri
211 people in Bowling Green also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 10.2 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Bowling Green, MO
The number of Civilian Veterans in Bowling Green was 329, or 14 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Bowling Green, MO
In 2000, there were 568 people in Bowling Green, MO listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Bowling Green, MO
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 80 people in Bowling Green who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 2.6 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Bowling Green, Missouri
There were 1,542 in the labor force in Bowling Green at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 62.6 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Bowling Green was 18.2 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Bowling Green, MO
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $27,287. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Bowling Green, MO
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $36,619. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Bowling Green, Missouri
Per capita income in Bowling Green in the last full census was 14,670. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Bowling Green numbered 85, or 10.5 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Bowling Green, MO
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 395, or 13.1 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.