How many renters in Bowling Green, KY pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Bowling Green, KY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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50.3% (±3.8 points) of renting households in Bowling Green, KY spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

43.5% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 30.3% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 50.3% (±3.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 43.5% (±3.5 points)
Median share of income: 30.3% (±2.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Bowling Green

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bowling Green	Warren County	Kentucky	United States
Less than 15%	13.9% (±2.4 points)	14.4%	16.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	11.6% (±2.3 points)	12.4%	13.5%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.7% (±2.1 points)	13.2%	12.7%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.4% (±2.2 points)	12.2%	11.8%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.8% (±1.6 points)	7.5%	8.8%	9.2%
35% or more	43.5% (±3.5 points)	40.4%	36.6%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Bowling Green against Warren County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bowling Green	Warren County	Kentucky	United States
Paying 30% or more	50.3% (±3.8 points)	47.9% (±3.4 points)	45.4% (±0.6 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	43.5% (±3.5 points)	40.4% (±3.0 points)	36.6% (±0.5 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	30.3% (±2.0 points)	29.1% (±1.2 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$39,153 (±$2,864)	$41,538 (±$2,298)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$998 (±$35)	$1,002 (±$31)	$967 (±$5)	$1,413

In Bowling Green, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Warren County (47.9%).

It is also higher than in Kentucky (45.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Warren County, Bowling Green ranks 3 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 139 of 425.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Bowling Green

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bowling Green
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bowling Green	—	50.3% (±3.8 points)	—
Plum Springs	4.3 mi	20.5% (±56.3 points)	Not measurably different
Woodburn	11 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Oakland	11 mi	0.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Smiths Grove	13 mi	56.6% (±33.9 points)	Not measurably different
Auburn	17 mi	45.1% (±15.3 points)	Not measurably different
Brownsville	18 mi	27.1% (±13.7 points)	Lower
Woodbury	18 mi	14.3% (±106.9 points)	Not measurably different
Franklin	19 mi	43.7% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Brownsville, KY (27.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Warren County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Woodburn	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Smiths Grove	56.6% (±33.9 points)
3	Bowling Green	50.3% (±3.8 points)
4	Plum Springs	20.5% (±56.3 points)
5	Oakland	0.0% (±141.4 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bowling Green

Are renters in Bowling Green rent-burdened?

50.3% of renting households in Bowling Green pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Bowling Green spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bowling Green, KY spends 30.3% (±2.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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