COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fostoria vs Bowling Green
PLACE A
Fostoria, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Bowling Green, Florida
Fostoria is 57% smaller than Bowling Green. Fostoria earns more, with a median household income $52,077 higher. Fostoria has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -18%).
FOSTORIABOWLING GREENDIFFERENCE
Total population1,0502,448−57% vs Bowling Green
Population density2621,937−1,675
Population growth-4.3%-17.9%+13.6 pts
Median age44.828.0+16.8
Male44.8%54.6%−9.9 pts
Female55.2%45.4%+9.9 pts
Foreign-born0.7%15.2%−14.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.4%33.2%+59.2 pts
Black0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%53.8%−50.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other4.1%6.1%−2.0 pts
Median household income$97,434$45,357+$52,077
Per capita income$38,644$22,685+$15,959
Poverty rate8.2%29.0%−20.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4080.456−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%7.0%+0.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate12.9%9.8%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation61.4%57.9%+3.5 pts
Median home value$123,300$116,800+$6,500
Median gross rent$1,007$1,011−$4
Owner-occupied90.7%70.2%+20.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.3%15.4%−14.1 pts
Rent-burdened households65.7%30.6%+35.1 pts
Average commute36.431.3+5.1
Worked from home7.6%6.6%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work3.1%4.4%−1.3 pts
Uninsured12.6%25.0%−12.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024