PlainZIP

Bowling Green, OH

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bowling Green, OH: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 36,331. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BOWLING-GREEN-OH · Bowling Green, OH 2 ZIPs · 36,331 pop · #20938/25278 · Wood County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $52,426
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20938/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under North Baltimore
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 44% owners
  • POP-SMALL 36,331
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $243,100

Nearest income peer: North Baltimore, OH (+ $9,872 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bowling Green

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bowling Green on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bowling Green, OH sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
36,331
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,426
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($52,426 average) · poverty 24.0%. The primary code (43402) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (43.5%) for this income tier, rent $897 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Ohio, Sabina is the closest lower-income city and Blue Rock the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bowling Green.

Population concentration

ZIP 43402 swallows Bowling Green's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 43402 still holds about 86% of Bowling Green's 36,331 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Bowling Green

Citywide ZBP: 741 establishments, 13,573 employees , annual payroll $597,857k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 43402 (719 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (119) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Bowling Green, OH

These ZIP codes sit in Wood County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Bowling Green. See the Wood County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Wood County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Bowling Green, Perrysburg, Northwood and Rossford among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Luckey marks the far end of that range at $97,917, 87% above Bowling Green.

Side-by-side: Compare 43402 vs 43403 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
43402 31,327 $52,426 719 108
43403 5,004 n/a 22 9,410
How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · BLS wages

Bowling Green roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bowling Green, .