COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clarkson vs Bowling Green
PLACE A
Clarkson, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Bowling Green, Florida
Clarkson is 60% smaller than Bowling Green. Bowling Green earns more, with a median household income $20,826 higher. Clarkson has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -18%).
CLARKSONBOWLING GREENDIFFERENCE
Total population9722,448−60% vs Bowling Green
Population density9141,937−1,023
Population growth6.6%-17.9%+24.5 pts
Median age31.928.0+3.9
Male43.5%54.6%−11.2 pts
Female56.5%45.4%+11.2 pts
Foreign-born0.2%15.2%−15.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.7%33.2%+45.5 pts
Black0.3%7.0%−6.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.2%53.8%−44.5 pts
Asian10.8%0.0%+10.8 pts
Other0.9%6.1%−5.1 pts
Median household income$24,531$45,357−$20,826
Per capita income$29,054$22,685+$6,369
Poverty rate32.3%29.0%+3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6890.456+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher5.6%7.0%−1.3 pts
Graduate degree4.3%2.8%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.4%9.8%−6.5 pts
Labor force participation48.5%57.9%−9.5 pts
Median home value$88,900$116,800−$27,900
Median gross rent$552$1,011−$459
Owner-occupied38.0%70.2%−32.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%15.4%−1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households43.4%30.6%+12.8 pts
Average commute23.531.3−7.7
Worked from home8.1%6.6%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Uninsured5.4%25.0%−19.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025