Photo: Tma169 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Bowling Green run?
Bowling Green’s city government spent $46.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,556 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bowling Green didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bowling Green is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,556 per resident a year, or $4.26 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 25%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Bowling Green didn’t report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Bowling Green yet
Every year of Bowling Green’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2024. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, down from 287 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $2,645 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.17% of the home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bowling Green’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Bowling Green’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bowling Green →
Who’s in charge in Bowling Green
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bowling Green’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on bgohio.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 112 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (29,647).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Bowling Green City School District
Bowling Green’s K–12 school district, shared with Custar, Liberty Township, Milton Center, Portage, Milton Township and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,220 per pupil, $10,439 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Ohio districts overall: 53% local, 35% state, 12% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
How Bowling Green voted in 2024
Official results for Bowling Green’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat59.8%7,166 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican39.1%4,680 votesOthers: 1.1% (129 votes).
Most votes in Bowling Green: Kamala D Harris
Wood County: Trump 54.6%, Harris 44.4% · Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%
of Bowling Green’s 25,097 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Ohio: 64%.
Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).
Most votes in Bowling Green: Sherrod Brown
Wood County: Moreno 49.1%, Brown 46.8% · Ohio: Moreno 50.1%, Brown 46.5%
Most votes in the district: Bob Latta
Whole-district result
President, 2024: Bowling Green, its county and the state
| Harris | Trump | Others | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | 59.8% | 39.1% | 1.1% | 11,975 |
| Wood County | 44.4% | 54.6% | 1.0% | 67,565 |
| Ohio | 43.9% | 55.1% | 0.9% | 5,767,788 |
Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bowling Green.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: bgohio.org ↗
- 2Ohio HouseState representatives
- 3Ohio SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Ohio
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Bowling Green compares with the towns next door
Bowling Green’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 2 of the 2 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $128 to $401 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Plain Township | $128 | $2,957 |
| Center Township | $401 | $3,273 |
| Bowling Green | estimate | $2,645 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Bowling Green’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bowling Green’s government
How much does Bowling Green spend per resident?
About $1,556 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, a Census Bureau estimate (Bowling Green didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $133.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Bowling Green?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,645 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.17% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.31% across Ohio. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see bgohio.org.
Who runs Bowling Green’s government?
See bgohio.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bowling Green yet.
How did Bowling Green vote in 2024?
For president, Kamala D Harris 59.8%, Donald J Trump 39.1% (11,975 votes, official results). Wood County: Trump 54.6%, Harris 44.4%. Ohio: Trump 55.1%, Harris 43.9%.
How many people work for Bowling Green?
265 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $2.0M (about $23.6M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bowling Green in the state legislature?
State Senate District 2 (Theresa Gavarone) and State House District 75 (Haraz Ghanbari). The House district also covers 42 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bowling Green’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Bowling Green, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →