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Bowling Green, Ohio Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 29,636. Estimated population in July 2024: 29,793 (+0.5% change)
Males: 13,865 (46.8%), Females: 15,771 (53.2%)

Wood County

Zip codes: 43402.

Demographics

Median resident age: 22.4 years
Median household income: $30,599
Median house value: $130,300

Population by Race

Races in Bowling Green:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
  • Hispanic (3.5%)
  • Black (2.8%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (31.3%), Irish (11.7%), English (10.5%), United States (5.1%), Italian (5.0%), Polish (4.4%).

Elevation: 700 feet

Land area: 10.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bowling Green

  • High school or higher: 91.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 44.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 22.2%
  • Unemployed: 14.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bowling Green city

  • Never married: 54.7%
  • Now married: 34.8%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 3.7%
  • Divorced: 5.8%

3.6% Foreign born (1.8% Asia, 0.8% Europe, 0.5% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +744 (+2.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Bowling Green:

  • WOOD COUNTY HOSPITAL (950 W WOOSTER ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Bowling Green:

  • FOCUS HEALTH CARE OF OHIO (about 15 miles; MAUMEE, OH)
  • ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MAUMEE, OH)
  • NORTHCOAST BEHAVIORAL HC-TOL (about 16 miles; TOLEDO, OH)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bowling Green:

  • TOLEDO EXPRESS (about 18 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Abbreviation: TOL)
  • WILLOW RUN (about 60 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: YIP)
  • DETROIT METROPOLITAN WAYNE COUNTY (about 61 miles; DETROIT, MI; Abbreviation: DTW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bowling Green:

  • WOOD COUNTY (about 3 miles; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Abbreviation: 1G0)
  • BORDNER (about 6 miles; BOWLING GREEN, OH; Abbreviation: 3D8)
  • METCALF FIELD (about 18 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Abbreviation: TDZ)

Amtrak station near Bowling Green:

  • 20 miles: TOLEDO (415 EMERALD AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Bowling Green:

  • BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 16,537; Location: 220 MCFALL CTR; Public; Website: www.bgsu.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Bowling Green:

  • OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-TOLEDO CAMPUS (about 20 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Full-time enrollment: 7,809)
  • UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO (about 21 miles; TOLEDO, OH; Full-time enrollment: 15,999)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF FINDLAY (about 24 miles; FINDLAY, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,508)
  • OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; ADA, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,161)
  • EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; YPSILANTI, MI; Full-time enrollment: 17,476)
  • WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; ANN ARBOR, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,436)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR (about 64 miles; ANN ARBOR, MI; Full-time enrollment: 35,684)

Schools

Public high school in Bowling Green:

  • BOWLING GREEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,136; Location: 530 W POE RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Bowling Green:

  • BOWLING GREEN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 483; Location: 215 W WOOSTER ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • CONNEAUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 464; Location: 542 HASKINS RD; Grades: PK – 06)
  • KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 446; Location: 710 KENWOOD AVE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • CRIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 247; Location: 1020 SCOTT HAMILTON AVE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 164; Location: 225 RIDGE ST; Grades: PK – 06)
  • SOUTH MAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 135; Location: 437 S MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Bowling Green:

  • ST ALOYSIUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 273; Location: 148 S ENTERPRISE PO BOX 485; Grades: PK – 8)
  • BOWLING GREEN CHRN ACADEMY (Students: 139; Location: 1165 HASKINS ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF BOWLI (Students: 119; Location: 630 S MAPLE; Grades: PK – 6)
  • PLAN DO AND TALK PRIMARY SCHOO (Students: 11; Location: 115 E OAK ST; Grades: KG – 1)

Libraries

Library in Bowling Green:

  • WOOD COUNTY DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,208,208; Location: 251 N. MAIN ST.; 161,379 books; 5,572 audio materials; 7,667 video materials; 260 serial subscriptions)

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