Metro area · CBSA 14540
Bowling Green
The Bowling Green, KY metro area has 186,959 people. Median rent is $975, 18.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Warren County at $1,199. Of the 6 places we track here, Plano has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$63,328
Median home value
$233,700
Unemployment
4.9%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,199
HUD, Warren County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | 75,388 | $998 | 24.5% |
| Scottsville | 4,427 | $784 | 26.5% |
| Morgantown | 2,479 | $628 | 20.0% |
| Plano | 1,290 | $1,002 | 15.0% |
| Brownsville | 1,068 | $675 | 22.8% |
| Smiths Grove | 786 | $1,293 | 29.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.