Labor Market Area

Most of the demographic and workforce data that follow include totals for the community's labor market area. The map below is provided for you reference.

Labor market counties are composed of counties which exist within a 60-minute drive range of the originating county’s county seat. A county will be included within the radius if the centroid point of a county (a point representing the center of the geographic area of a county) falls within the drive zone. Additionally, all contiguous counties will be classified as part of the labor market with the exception of non-Kentucky contiguous counties which have been excluded by the above mentioned 60-minute drive range and have a border with the Mississippi and/or Ohio Rivers.

Dated Material

This document contains material that is continuously updated on the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development's website. For the most current information for this community please visit:

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Contacts
Local Ron Bunch, CEcD President/CEO Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce 710 College Street Bowling Green, KY 42101 Phone: 270-781-3200 FAX: 270-843-0458 WEB: www.bgchamber.com E-mail: ron@bgchamber.com	State Amy Bowman Project Coordinator Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Old Capitol Annex 300 West Broadway Frankfort, KY 40601 USA Phone: 502-564-7670 ext. 22001 Fax: 502-564-3256 Web: http:///www.thinkkentucky.com Email: Amy.Bowman@ky.gov

 

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Quick Facts

	Industrial Electric Cost Per KWH, 2017
Kentucky	$0.0558
U.S.	$0.0691

 

Statistical Summary
	Population 2017
Warren County	128,845
Labor Market Area	502,531
Per Capita Personal Income 2016	$36,505
Median Household Income 2016	$46,929
Median Home Price 2016	$165,000
	Unemployment Rate 2017
Warren County	4.1%
Labor Market Area	3.9%
U.S.	4.4%
	Average Weekly Wage 2017
Warren County	$784
Labor Market Area	$754
U.S.	$1,042

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Location

 

		City	Miles		City	Miles		City	Miles
	1.	Atlanta, GA	309	11.	Dallas, TX	723	21.	Nashville, TN	66
	2.	Baltimore, MD	687	12.	Detroit, MI	477	22.	New Orleans, LA	595
	3.	Birmingham, AL	256	13.	Houston, TX	845	23.	New York, NY	856
	4.	Boston, MA	1,065	14.	Indianapolis, IN	228	24.	Norfolk, VA	725
	5.	Buffalo, NY	648	15.	Jacksonville, FL	657	25.	Oklahoma City, OK	739
	6.	Charlotte, NC	442	16.	Kansas City, MO	522	26.	Omaha, NE	712
	7.	Chicago, IL	408	17.	Lexington, KY	153	27.	Philadelphia, PA	783
	8.	Cincinnati, OH	215	18.	Louisville, KY	112	28.	Pittsburgh, PA	502
	9.	Cleveland, OH	461	19.	Memphis, TN	269	29.	St. Louis, MO	280
	10.	Columbus, OH	321	20.	Minneapolis, MN	816	30.	Wichita, KS	718

Population Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, 2008 population estimate Personal Income Source: 2007 Regional Economic Accounts, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), US Dept of Commerce Retail Sales Source: 2002 Economic Census, US Census Bureau Manufacturing Employment Source: 2007 County Business Patterns, US Census Bureau Highway Distance Source: ESRI Arcview StreetMap, 2007

 

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Sites

Available Industrial Sites

Click on a site point for details

							Min. Distance To
		Site ID	Site Name	Total Ac.	Largest Possible Tract	Rail	Interstate/Parkway	Airport
		227-010	Kentucky Transpark	398.5	383	Possible	0.9	69
		227-008	Scotty's Industrial Park	104.4	104.4	Possible	3.8	68
		227-001	South Central Kentucky Industrial Park	77.85	77.85	Possible	1.1	61
		227-011	Murphy Industrial Property	36	19.9	Possible	1.5	62

 

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Buildings

Available Industrial Buildings

Click on a building point for details

	Bldg. ID	Building Name	Square Feet	Ac.	Min. Ceiling Ht.	Rail
	227-054	Kentucky Transpark Speculative Building VI	108,000	N/A	38.0' minimum	No
	227-059	Build Ready Site 227-010, Tract 10	108,000	N/A	99.0' minimum	Possible
	227-055	Build Ready Site 227-010, Tract 4D	60,350	11.7	99.0' minimum	Possible

Note: A "+" symbol following the building name denotes a secondary building.

Special Purpose Buildings

 

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Demographics

 

Total Population

N/A

		2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
	Labor Market Area	475,945	481,608	488,033	495,154	502,531
	Warren County	118,948	120,651	123,159	125,532	128,845
	Bowling Green	61,845	62,581	63,889	65,234

Source: U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Annual Estimates.

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Population by Selected Age Groups, 2017

		Warren County		Labor Market Area
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent
	Under 16	26,131	20.3	104,217	20.7
	16-24	24,475	19.0	64,067	12.7
	25-44	32,994	25.6	125,509	25.0
	45-64	28,872	22.4	130,796	26.0
	65-84	14,461	11.2	69,500	13.8
	85 and older	1,912	1.5	8,442	1.7
	Median Age	32.8		38.2

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

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Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2017

		Warren County		Labor Market Area
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent
	White	107,247	83.2	447,320	89.0
	Black or African American	12,524	9.7	34,617	6.9
	Am. Indian & Alaska Native	421	0.3	1,801	0.4
	Asian	5,228	4.1	8,750	1.7
	Native Hawaiian & other Pacific Islander	466	0.4	784	0.2
	Other/Multirace	2,959	2.3	9,259	1.8
	Hispanic Origin	6,979	5.4	21,295	4.2

Note: Hispanic is not a race category. A person can be white, black or African American, etc. and be of hispanic origin. Source: U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

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Population Projections

		2020	2025	2030	2035
	Warren County	133,207	144,676	157,013	170,139

Source:  Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville.

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Per Capita Personal Income 2015

		2011	2016	Pct. Change
	Warren County	$32,025	$36,505	14.0 %
	Kentucky	$33,989	$38,926	14.5 %
	U.S.	$41,560	$49,246	18.5 %
	Labor Market Area Range	$25,092- $36,698	$29,784- $43,951

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Households

		2016		2016
		Number of Households	Persons Per Household	Median Household Income
	Warren County	45,974	2.48	$46,929

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.

 

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Workforce

 

 

Civilian Labor Force

		Warren County		Labor Market Area
		2017	Aug. 2018	2017	Aug. 2018
	Civilian Labor Force	63,289	64,589	241,877	245,276
	Employed	60,724	62,318	232,518	236,523
	Unemployed	2,565	2,271	9,359	8,753
	Unemployment Rate (%)	4.1	3.5	3.9	3.6

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Unemployment Rate (%)

	Year	Warren County	Labor Market Area	Kentucky	U.S.
	2013	7.0	7.2	8.3	7.4
	2014	5.6	5.8	6.5	6.2
	2015	4.6	4.9	5.4	5.3
	2016	3.9	4.2	5.0	4.9
	2017	4.1	3.9	4.9	4.4

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Commuting Patterns

	Residents of Warren County	2015	Percent
	Working and Residing In County	32,199	68.9
	Commuting Out of County	14,513	31.1
	Total Residents	46,712	100.0
	Employees in
	Working and Residing In County	32,199	56.5
	Commuting Into County	24,778	43.5
	Total Employees	56,977	100.0

	Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Journey-To-Work & Migration Statistics Branch.
	Note: Data for Kentucky and its border states only.

 

Average Weekly Wage, 2017

		Warren County	Kentucky (Statewide)	U.S.
	Total All Industries	$784	$845	$1,042
	Total Private Industries	789	865	1,064
	Natural Resources and Mining	880	1,049	1,086
	Construction	951	1,011	1,155
	Manufacturing	1,087	1,108	1,272
	Trade, Transportation and Utilities	650	789	881
	Information	847	1,044	2,011
	Financial Activities	1,019	1,236	1,752
	Professional and Business Services	915	931	1,377
	Education and Health Services	870	906	940
	Leisure and Hospitality	304	327	441
	Other Services and Unclassified	523	626	734

Source: JobsEQ, Chmura Economics.

 

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Education & Training

 

Four-Year Colleges and Universities Within 60 Miles of Bowling Green

Institutions engaged in furnishing academic courses and granting degrees at baccalaureate or graduate levels.

	Miles	Institution	Location	Enrollment (Fall 2016)
	-	Western Kentucky University	Bowling Green	† 20,271
	21	Lindsey Wilson Scottsville Campus	Scottsville	N/A
	29	WKU - Glasgow Campus	Glasgow	N/A
	58	Austin Peay State University	Clarksville, TN	10,344
	59	American Baptist College	Nashville, TN	139
	59	Aquinas College, West Campus	Nashville, TN	342
	59	Belmont University	Nashville, TN	7,723
	59	Fisk University	Nashville, TN	761
	59	Lipscomb University	Nashville, TN	4,632
	59	Meharry Medical College	Nashville, TN	831
	59	Murray State University, Hopkinsville Regional Campus	Hopkinsville	N/A
	59	Strayer University - Nashville Campus	Nashville, TN	N/A
	59	Tennessee St. University	Nashville, TN	8,760
	59	Trevecca Nazarene University	Nashville, TN	3,221
	59	Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN	† 12,587
	59	Vanderbilt University Divinity School	Nashville, TN	247
	59	Welch College	Nashville, TN	349
	59	WKU - Elizabethtown Center	Elizabethtown	N/A
			Total Enrollments	70,207

Note: Miles are calculated as straight-line distance, not highway miles. † Denotes enrollment for entire institution, including branch campuses; otherwise, enrollment is for specified campus. Source:  Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development.

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Two-Year Colleges Within 60 Miles of Bowling Green

Institutions engaged in furnishing academic, or academic and technical, courses and granting associate degrees, certificates, or diplomas below the baccalaureate level.

	Miles	Institution	Location	Enrollment (Fall 2016)
	-	Southcentral KY Community & Technical College, KATI Campus	Bowling Green	N/A
	-	Southcentral KY Community & Technical College, Main Campus	Bowling Green	† 4,251
	-	Southcentral KY Community & Technical College, Transpark Center	Bowling Green	N/A
	18	Southcentral KY Community & Technical College, Franklin-Simpson Center	Franklin	N/A
	29	Southcentral KY Community & Technical College, Glasgow Campus	Glasgow	N/A
	29	Southcentral KY Community & Technical College, Glasgow Tech. Campus	Glasgow	N/A
	36	Elizabethtown Community & Technical College, Leitchfield Campus	Leitchfield	N/A
	44	Madisonville Community College, Muhlenberg Campus	Central City	N/A
	58	Daymar Institute, Clarksville Campus	Clarksville, TN	854
	58	Miller-Motte Technical College, Clarksville Campus	Clarksville, TN	416
	58	North Central Institute	Clarksville, TN	136
	59	Daymar Institute, Nashville Campus	Nashville, TN	221
	59	Elizabethtown Community & Technical College, Main Campus	Elizabethtown	† 6,868
	59	Fortis Institute in Nashville	Nashville, TN	368
	59	Hopkinsville Community College, Main Campus	Hopkinsville	† 2,882
	59	John A. Gupton College	Nashville, TN	86
	59	Lincoln Tech - Nashville, TN Campus	Nashville, TN	1,457
	59	Nashville State Community College	Nashville, TN	8,914
	59	National College - Nashville TN Campus	Nashville, TN	507
			Total Enrollments	26,960

Note: Miles are calculated as straight-line distance, not highway miles. † Denotes enrollment for entire institution, including branch campuses; otherwise, enrollment is for specified campus. Source:  Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development.

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Kentucky Technical Schools Within 60 Miles of Bowling Green

				Enrollment (2016-2017)
	Miles	Institution	Location	Sec	P/S	Total
	-	Warren County ATC	Bowling Green	221	N/A	221
	21	Allen County Career and Technical Center	Scottsville	993	N/A	993
	22	Butler County ATC	Morgantown	383	N/A	383
	27	Russellville ATC	Russellville	912	N/A	912
	29	Barren County ATC	Glasgow	854	N/A	854
	36	Grayson County Area Vocational Education Center	Leitchfield	1014	N/A	1014
	41	Ohio County ATC	Hartford	758	N/A	758
	44	Muhlenberg County CTC	Greenville	363	N/A	363
	46	Monroe County ATC	Tompkinsville	775	N/A	775
	53	Breckinridge County ATC	Harned	879	N/A	879
	56	Green County ATC	Greensburg	800	N/A	800
	59	Gateway Academy to Innovation and Technology	Hopkinsville	540	N/A	540
			Total Enrollments	8,492		8,492

Note: Miles are calculated as straight-line distance; not highway miles.  Kentucky Tech secondary schools, called Area Technology Centers (ATC), are operated by the Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education. Other secondary schools are operated locally by public school districts. Secondary student enrollment is listed under Sec, and post-secondary student enrollment is listed under P/S. Source:  KY Cabinet for Workforce Development; KY Dept. of Education.

 

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Business & Industry

 

Summary of Recent Locations and Expansions, 2015-Present

			Reported
		Companies	Jobs	Investment
	Manufacturing Location	10	548-551	$124,605,229
	Manufacturing Expansion	38	2,097	$1,446,071,410
	Service & Technology Location	1	75	$18,308,000
	Service & Technology Expansion	10	332	$30,875,143

Click here for detailed location and expansion information. Note: Totals include announced locations and expansions. Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (October 27, 2018).

Employment by Major Industry by Place of Work, 2017

		Warren County		Labor Market Area
		Employment	Percent	Employment	Percent
	Total All Industries	68,719	100.0	196,350	100.0
	Total Private Industries	55,463	80.7	149,267	76.0
	Natural Resources and Mining	165	0.2	782	0.4
	Construction	2,782	4.0	7,741	3.9
	Manufacturing	10,379	15.1	35,611	18.1
	Trade, Transportation and Utilities	11,966	17.4	34,127	17.4
	Information	500	0.7	1,449	0.7
	Financial Activities	2,439	3.5	6,219	3.2
	Professional and Business Services	8,213	12.0	18,238	9.3
	Education and Health Services	9,457	13.8	21,650	11.0
	Leisure and Hospitality	8,164	11.9	19,498	9.9
	Other Services and Unclassified	1,398	2.0	3,956	2.0

Source: JobsEQ, Chmura Economics.

Top 20 by Employment

	Firm	Product(s)/Service(s)	Emp.	Year Established
	Bowling Green
	AFNI	Call center services	369	2000
	American Howa Kentucky Inc	Manufacture dash insulators and headliners for the automotive industry	260	2008
	Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC	Design, develop, manufacture & distribute products used in air brake systems for commercial vehicles	386	2008
	Bluegrass Supply Chain Services LLC	Provides third party logistics and supply chain solutions to manufacturers, retailers and distributors. Headquarters location.	325	2002
	Bowling Green Metalforming LLC	Automotive parts	1618	2004
	Camping World	Headquarters	200	1989
	Country Oven Bakery	Frozen dough, cakes, iced cakes, par baked rolls	645	1981
	EVINE	Warehouse, order and customer service processing center - call center	584	2000
	Fruit of the Loom	Headquarters & distribution center	1050	1988
	Fruit of the Loom	Administrative office	358	1999
	General Motors Corp	Automobile assembly: Chevrolet Corvette; performance engines	887	1981
	Henkel Corporation	Manufacture detergent and warehousing/distribution center	930	1994
	Holley Performance Products	Automotive, marine parts & accessories: carburetors, fuel injection & transmission modulators, exhaust systems, nos-nitrous oxide systems, plumbing components	310	1951
	Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC	Aluminum forging manufacturer; Some of its products include crankshafts, wire rods, aluminum forgings, aluminum automotive panel material, welding materials etc.	500	2004
	Lord Corp	Bonded rubber parts-shock, noise, and vibration control parts for the vehicle & equipment industry	199	1974
	NHK of America Suspension Components Inc	Coil suspension springs and trunk lid torsion bars	307	1986
	Pan-Oston	Design, manufacture, and delivery of retail store fixtures, including, self-checkout units, checklanes, convenience store, and food service. Corporate office.	180	1988
	Scotty's Contracting & Stone LLC	Asphalt & paving materials	210	1991
	Trace Die Cast Inc	Aluminum die castings & secondary specialty machining	540	1988
	Oakland
	Clark Distributing	Warehouse/distribution of carbonated beverages	290	1905

Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development (October 27, 2018).

 

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Taxes

 

State Property Tax Rates Per $100 Valuation, 2016

	Selected Class of Property	State Rate	Local Taxation Permitted
	Real Estate	$0.1220	Yes
	Manufacturing Machinery	$0.1500	No
	Pollution Control Equipment	$0.1500	No
	Inventories:
	Raw Materials	$0.0500	No
	Goods in Process	$0.0500	No
	Finished Goods	$0.0500	Yes
	Goods-In-Transit	Exempt	Limited
	Motor Vehicles	$0.4500	Yes
	Other Tangible Personal Property	$0.4500	Yes

Source: Kentucky Department of Revenue.

Local Property Tax Rates Per $100 Valuation, 2017

	Taxing Jurisdiction	Property Taxes Per $100 Valuation
		Real Estate	Tangibles	Motor Vehicles
	County
	Warren	$0.2177	$0.2661	$0.2310
	City
	Bowling Green	$0.2060	$0.2600	$0.2600
	Oakland	$0.0000	$0.0000	$0.0000
	Smiths Grove	$0.1140	$0.1313	$0.2000
	Woodburn	$0.3000	$0.3000	$0.0000
	School District
	Bowling Green Independent Schools	$0.8280	$0.8280	$0.6020
	Warren County Schools	$0.4490	$0.4490	$0.5450

Source: Kentucky Revenue Cabinet.

Local Occupational License Taxes, 2017

	Cities, counties and school districts may levy an occupational license tax on the net profits of businesses and/or on the salaries and wages of employees earned in the jurisdiction. Rates can vary between the two types of occupational license taxes. Occupational license taxes may be levied on businesses as either a flat rate schedule or as a percentage of apportioned net profits or gross receipts. Where both the city and county levy an occupational license tax, a credit may be given, at the option of the local governments, for the amount paid to the city against the occupational license tax of the county. (Consult local jurisdictions for further details.)
	Taxing Jurisdiction		Tax Rate on Salaries/Wages		Tax Rate on Net Profits/Receipts
	County
	Warren		1.00%		1.00% (on net profits/gross receipts)
	City
	Bowling Green		1.85% (School Tax .50)		1.85% (on net profits)
	Oakland		No tax		No tax
	Smiths Grove		No tax		No tax
	Woodburn		No tax		No tax
	School District
	Bowling Green Independent Schools		No tax		No tax
	Warren County Schools		0.50% (on net profits)		0.50% (on net profits)

Source: Occupational Taxes Spreadsheet - Kentucky Secretary of State, Local Tax Listing - Kentucky Personnel Cabinet

 

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Regulations & Permits

	Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction Permitting Information: http://www.dhbc.ky.gov/
	Typical Building Permits	Responsible Division	# of plans	Time Frame (Days)
	Site Plan	Building Code Enforcement	1	7-30
	Building/Life Safety	Building Code Enforcement	1	7-30
	Plumbing	Plumbing	3	7
	Fire Protection	Fire Prevention	1	7-30
	Fire Alarm and Monitoring	Fire Prevention	1	7-30
	Fuel Tanks	Fire Prevention Hazardous Materials Section	1	7

 

Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection Permits, Fees, Regulatory Times, and Contacts Permitting Program Information: http://dca.ky.gov/DCA%20Resource%20Document%20Library/KyDEPCommonPermits2.17.14.pdf

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Utilities

 

Utilities Providing Service In Warren County

Electric

	Tennessee Valley Authority - 865-632-2101
	Bowling Green Municipal Utilities - 270-782-1200
	Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation - 615-666-2111
	Warren RECC - 270-842-6541

Natural Gas

Atmos Energy Corporation - 270-685-8069

Sewer

	Treatment Information (gallons per day)	Capacity	Avg. Flow	Excess
	Bowling Green Municipal Utilities - 270-782-1200
	Bowling Green STP	12,000,000	7,715,000	4,285,000
	Warren County Water District - 270-842-0052
	*Bowling Green Municipal Utilities	12,000,000	7,715,000	4,285,000

Treatment information provided by Division of Water, 502-564-3410 *Provider of sewage treatment services.

Water

	System Information (gallons per day)	Capacity	Avg. Use	Excess
	Bowling Green Municipal Utilities - 270-782-1200	30,000,000	18,105,097	11,894,903
	Edmonson County Water District - 270-597-2165	3,940,000	1,853,283	2,086,717
	Warren County Water District - 270-842-0052	N/A	N/A	N/A

System information provided by Division of Water, 502-564-3410

 

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Quality of Life

 

	General Kentucky Quality of Life Information
	http://www.thinkkentucky.com/kyedc/qualityoflife.aspx

Median Home Price (2016): Warren County - $165,000 for 685 homes

Source: KY Department of Revenue. Data based on sales for last six months of year indicated.

Climate

	Temperature
	Normal (30-year record)	59.3 degrees
	Average Annual, 2015	61.2 degrees
	Record Highest, June 2012 (76-year record)	109 degrees
	Record Lowest, January 1985 (76-year record)	-17 degrees
	Normal Heating Degree Days (30-year record)	3,688
	Normal Cooling Degree Days (30-year record)	1,646
	Precipitation
	Normal (30-year record)	47.25 inches
	Mean Annual Snowfall (30-year record)	6.3 inches
	Total Precipitation, 2015	50.8 inches
	Mean Number of Days Precipitation (0.01 inch or more) (30-year record)	118.9
	Mean Number of Days Thunderstorms (68-year record)	50.2
	Prevailing Winds	South
	Relative Humidity (30-year record)
	12 midnight	79 percent
	6 a.m.	84 percent
	12 noon	57 percent
	6 p.m.	61 percent

Note: Heating degree day totals are the sums of positive departures of average daily temperature from 65 degrees F.  Cooling degree day totals are the sum of negative departures of average daily temperature from 65 degrees F. Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Climatic Data Center, Local Climatological Data, 2015. Station of record: Nashville Intl. Airport, Nashville, TN.

Public School District Enrollments, 2016-2017

		Total Enrollment	Pupil To Teacher Ratio
	Bowling Green Independent Schools	4,145	15.3
	Warren County Schools	14,986	15.9

Source: Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Assessment and Accountability.