Bowling Green

#798

Global Rank

2.3

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%


Share

United States North America

Population
251K
GDP
$12B
GDP per capita
$47,072
Land area
5,861 km²
Density
43/km²

Primary city Bowling Green

State / province Kentucky

Language English

Bowling Green metro area

36.97, -86.48
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

5 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

BaseballSouth Atlantic League

Bowling Green Hot Rods

Bowling Green

Other College Teams2 teams

Top Companies

1 companies
1Houchens Industries
$11B
Private

Total Market Cap: $11B across 1 companies

Source data as of September 12, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Bowling Green, KY, since 1986. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0501001502002503003501990200020102020
One year
One year +2.8%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +45.3%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +46.4%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −9.8%
2007Q4 to 2012Q1

Screen of Bowling Green

#257 by film pedigree · score 12.8 · 2 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: John Carpenter, Charles Napier