Bowling Green is a very small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 2,878 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Bowling Green is the 385th largest community in Florida.

When you are in Bowling Green, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 58.8% of Bowling Green's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Bowling Green is a city of farmers, fishers, or foresters, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Bowling Green who work in office and administrative support jobs (7.23%), sales jobs (4.20%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (4.02%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Bowling Green work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Bowling Green are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Being a small city, Bowling Green does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Bowling Green Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Bowling Green ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 5.89% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bowling Green in 2000 was $9,978, which is low income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $39,912 for a family of four.

Bowling Green is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bowling Green home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bowling Green is White, followed by African-American. Bowling Green also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 50.35% of the city's residents. The main ancestry of people in Bowling Green is Irish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Bowling Green's cultural character, accounting for 23.91% of the city's population.

The most common language spoken in Bowling Green is English. Some people also speak Spanish.