ZIP 42101 · Bowling Green
Who lives in ZIP code 42101 (Bowling Green, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bowling Green, KY · Warren County
uszips 2026
People65,421
Median age28.1
Household income$48,217
Home value$207,403
Median rent$950/mo
Poverty25.2%
College degree+19.3%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bowling Green, KY
- Wider region
- Bowling Green-Glasgow-Franklin, KY
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 90 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 24,361
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.9% are 65 or older; 75.9% are adults.
Household income
19.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,730.
Education (adults 25+)
40.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
10.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 35.8%
- Never married
- 48.1%
- Divorced
- 12.5%
- Widowed
- 3.6%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 47.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 44.7%
- Rent burden
- 31.4%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.8%
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
- Self-employed
- 11.2%
- Farmers
- 2.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.5%
- Veterans
- 5.5%
- With a disability
- 16.5%
- No health insurance
- 10.0%
- Limited English
- 5.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.