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Bowling Green

City, Hardee County. Population 2,513 (2025), +2.1% on the prior year, +4.5% since 2020 Last updated 2026-10-04.

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Population

2025
BEBR, April 1, 20252,513BusinessFlare® estimate, April 1, 20262,513Population, April 1, 1979 to 202519793.2k high2025

BEBR's April 1, 2025 figure carried to April 1, 2026 at Hardee County's growth rate of 0.07% a year, the annual rate in EDR's Demographic Estimating Conference county estimate for 2025 and medium projection for 2030, with the county's net new residents shared out to its places by their share of the county's net new residential units between the 2025 final and 2026 preliminary tax rolls.

Change since the prior year+2.1%2024 to 2025
Change since 2020+4.5%2020 to 2025
Census 20202,4052020

University of Florida Bureau of Economic and Business Research, Florida Estimates of Population, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research, Demographic Estimating Conference: Projections of Florida Population by County, with Estimates for the base year, retrieved 2026-10-04 | Population estimates

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Basis of the latest figureestimate2025

Population by year

April 1 of each year. Basis is census in a census year, otherwise BEBR's estimate.

YearPopulationBasisChange
20252,513estimate+2.1%
20242,462estimate+0.5%
20232,450estimate+0.5%
20222,438estimate+1.8%
20212,395estimate-0.4%
20202,405census-17.7%
20192,923estimate+1.9%
20182,869estimate-0.1%
20172,871estimate+0.3%
20162,861estimate-1.1%
20152,894estimate+0.1%
20142,891estimate-0.6%
20132,907estimate-0.8%
20122,930estimate+0.5%
20112,914estimate-0.5%
20102,930census-7.2%
20093,158estimate+1.2%
20083,122estimate+1.4%
20073,078estimate-0.2%
20063,084estimate+1.2%
20053,047estimate-0.8%
20043,072estimate+2.0%
20033,012estimate+0.8%
20022,987estimate+2.2%
20012,922estimate+1.0%
20002,892census+60.7%
19991,800estimate+1.1%
19981,780estimate-1.9%
19971,814estimate-3.3%
19961,876estimate-4.4%
19951,962estimate+2.1%
19941,921estimate+3.2%
19931,861estimate-0.3%
19921,867estimate+1.7%
19911,836estimaten/a
19892,513estimate+4.0%
19882,417estimate+2.2%
19872,366estimate+1.1%
19862,341estimate-1.6%
19852,380estimate+0.8%
19842,360estimate+2.4%
19832,305estimate-3.0%
19822,377estimate-1.4%
19812,411estimaten/a
19791,775estimaten/a

Labor force (county figures)

Aug 2026

County figures, no city estimate published by FloridaCommerce

Unemployment rate (Hardee County)5.5%Unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, Aug 2016 to Aug 2026Aug 201610.1% highAug 2026
Labor force (Hardee County)10,376Aug 2026
Employment (Hardee County)9,803Aug 2026
Unemployed (Hardee County)573Aug 2026
Rate a year earlier5.3%Aug 2025
Labor force, change on a year earlier+0.8%Aug 2026

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Labor force page

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Latest month is preliminaryyesAug 2026

Monthly, last three years

Not seasonally adjusted. The latest month may be preliminary.

MonthLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
Aug 202610,3769,8035735.5%
Jul 202610,0139,4116026.0%
Jun 202610,2679,6885795.6%
May 202610,5249,9815435.2%
Apr 202610,4699,9225475.2%
Mar 202610,57210,0275455.2%
Feb 202610,5779,9945835.5%
Jan 202610,4239,8206035.8%
Dec 202510,5389,9755635.3%
Nov 202510,4999,8796205.9%
Sep 202510,3849,8705144.9%
Aug 202510,2909,7445465.3%
Jul 20259,8519,3205315.4%
Jun 202510,2309,7544764.7%
May 202510,52210,0894334.1%
Apr 202510,39610,0043923.8%
Mar 202510,3329,9084244.1%
Feb 202510,2619,8474144.0%
Jan 202510,2459,8164294.2%
Dec 202410,2709,8963743.6%
Nov 202410,1959,7514444.4%
Oct 202410,1679,7484194.1%
Sep 202410,1349,6754594.5%
Aug 202410,1569,6375195.1%
Jul 20249,6309,1634674.8%
Jun 20249,7809,3164644.7%
May 202410,1849,8003843.8%
Apr 202410,1619,8113503.4%
Mar 202410,48110,0903913.7%
Feb 202410,39910,0273723.6%
Jan 202410,38110,0173643.5%
Dec 202310,45710,1223353.2%
Nov 202310,40510,0413643.5%
Oct 202310,45610,0623943.8%
Sep 202310,42210,0214013.8%
Aug 202310,2399,7904494.4%

Annual averages

YearLabor forceEmployedUnemployedRate
202510,3239,8374864.7%
202410,1619,7444174.1%
202310,2959,9333623.5%
20229,7619,4213403.5%
20219,8539,4234304.4%
20209,3908,8265646.0%
20199,2848,8634214.5%
20189,6879,2324554.7%
20179,8309,3145165.2%
201610,1299,5266036.0%
201510,0819,3697127.1%
201410,2909,4688228.0%
201310,99210,0449488.6%
201211,75310,6711,0829.2%
201111,88210,6651,21710.2%

Business base

Aug 2026
Licensed food service, lodging and alcohol businesses15New licenses by month, Sep 2016 to Aug 2026Sep 20161 highAug 2026
Food service licenses8Aug 2026
Lodging licenses2Aug 2026
Alcoholic beverage licenses5Aug 2026
New licenses, last 12 months1Aug 2026
New business filings, last 12 months (postal city)49Sep 2026
Change on the 12 months before+4.3%Sep 2026
New filings, latest month5Sep 2026

Florida DBPR active licensure base files: public food service, public lodging and retail alcoholic beverage licenses, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) bulk corporate data files, new entity filings by month, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Licenses Business formations

Licenses are placed inside the city limits by their geocoded address.

Business formations are by postal city: Bowling Green, which is not the city limits.

No ZIP code has its Census internal point inside this place, so ZIP Code Business Patterns are not shown.

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Licenses by type

Counted licenses in DBPR's food service, lodging and alcoholic beverage files, placed by geocoded address.

License typeFileActive
2APSalcohol4
2010-NOSTfood3
2010-SEATfood2
2014-MFDVfood2
2003-NAPTlodging2
13CTalcohol1
2014-HTDGfood1

Filings by entity type, last 12 months

Sunbiz new entity filings by the ZIP code of the principal address, grouped to the USPS postal city (postal city: Bowling Green)

Entity typeLast 12 months12 months before
Florida limited liability companies4240
Florida profit corporations53
Florida non-profit corporations24
Out of state entities registering in Florida00
Partnerships, trusts and other filings00

Property roll

2026 preliminary
Total just value$163M
Total taxable value (non school)$81.4M2026 preliminary
Total taxable value (school)$96.6M2026 preliminary
Just value, change on the prior roll+1.4%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Taxable value (non school), change on the prior roll+9.0%2025 final roll to 2026 preliminary
Total just value, prior roll$160M2025 final roll
New construction value$6.54M2026 preliminary
Parcels1,0992026 preliminary

Florida Department of Revenue, NAL tax roll (name, address, legal), 2026 preliminary and final as posted, retrieved 2026-10-04

Parcels are placed by Census block group through the Census Bureau's block assignment file; a parcel in a block group that straddles the limits is apportioned. Census 2020 block groups; 38% of the county's just value lies in a place. Medians are over the parcels whose block group lies mostly in the place. Qualified sales: the roll's own sale fields, qualification codes 01 and 02, improved, single parcel.

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Median single family just value$145K2026 preliminary
Qualified sales, last 12 months16Jun 2025 to May 2026
Median qualified sale price$174KJun 2025 to May 2026
Just value, residential$104M2026 preliminary
Just value, commercial$7.47M2026 preliminary
Just value, industrial$394K2026 preliminary
Just value, agricultural$9.35M2026 preliminary
Just value, vacant$6.78M2026 preliminary
Just value, institutional$13.7M2026 preliminary
Just value, government$12.4M2026 preliminary
Just value, other$8.21M2026 preliminary

Just value by use group

Department of Revenue land use codes grouped: residential 001 to 009, commercial 011 to 039, industrial 041 to 049, agricultural 050 to 069, vacant 000, 010, 040 and 070, institutional 071 to 079, government 080 to 089, other 090 to 099. Taxable is the non school taxable value. Just value change compares with the 2025 final roll, summed the same way.

Use groupParcelsJust valueTaxable (non school)New constructionResidential unitsJust value change
Residential718$104M$58.8M$1.72M794+0.7%
Commercial18$7.47M$6.81M$0n/a+1.0%
Industrial2$394K$392K$0n/a+3.5%
Agricultural27$9.35M$2.23M$0n/a+54.6%
Vacant250$6.78M$5.37M$0n/a-1.8%
Institutional33$13.7M$860K$4.75Mn/a+58.5%
Government26$12.4M$0$64.3Kn/a+3.6%
Other26$8.21M$6.86M$0n/a-47.1%

Housing

2020 to 2024 ACS
Housing units908Homeownership rate, 1990 to 2024199079.0% high2024
Occupied units7682020 to 2024 ACS
Vacant units1402020 to 2024 ACS
Owner occupied households5392020-2024 5-Year
Renter occupied households2292020-2024 5-Year
Homeownership rate70.2%2020 to 2024 ACS
Cost burdened households, all tenures (over 30% of income)27.6%2025
Cost burdened renter households46.2%2025

Shimberg Center for Housing Studies, Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Housing data

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Severely cost burdened renters (over 50%)20.8%2025
Assisted housing developments3Assisted Housing Inventory
Assisted units89Assisted Housing Inventory
Median gross rent$1.01K2020 to 2024 ACS
Median single family sale price$222K2024

Cost burden by income, 2025

Households by the share of income spent on housing, Shimberg Center estimates for 2025.

TenureIncome (share of area median)30% or less30.1 to 50%Over 50%
All households30% AMI or less03644
All households30.01-50% AMI535124
All households50.01-80% AMI106139
All households80.01-120% AMI643613
All householdsGreater than 120% AMI37100
Renters30% AMI or less003
Renters30.01-50% AMI31724
Renters50.01-80% AMI29139
Renters80.01-120% AMI173013
RentersGreater than 120% AMI7800
Owners30% AMI or less03641
Owners30.01-50% AMI50340
Owners50.01-80% AMI7700
Owners80.01-120% AMI4760
OwnersGreater than 120% AMI29300

Single family sales by year

YearMedian priceSales
1996$35K19
1997$39.9K9
1998$38K12
1999$40K19
2000$48K12
2001$53.5K13
2002$52K24
2003$50K23
2004$50K19
2005$70K30
2006$75K25
2007$95K26
2008$109K21
2009$60K5
2010$50K10
2011$51.5K8
2012$49K5
2013$58.2K6
2014$82.2K4
2015$55K5

Assisted housing developments

Shimberg Center Assisted Housing Inventory.

DevelopmentAddressCityUnitsAssisted
Azalea860 Pleasant WayBowling Green4040
Holy Child477 Paseo de Santo Nino CircleBowling Green2525
Grove at Theater RoadTheater Road NW of the intersection of Theater RoBowling Green2424

Fiscal

Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, latest month$7.52KHalf-cent sales tax distributions by month, Oct 2016 to Sep 2026Oct 2016$11.8K highSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, fiscal year to date$98.4KFY2026 to Sep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, last 12 months$98.4KSep 2026
Half-cent sales tax, change on the 12 months before-7.8%Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, latest month$12.9KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, fiscal year to date$158KFY2026 to Sep 2026
State revenue sharing, last 12 months$158KSep 2026
State revenue sharing, change on the 12 months before-4.1%Sep 2026

Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research, Expenditures and Revenues Reported by Florida's County and Municipal Governments, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Department of Revenue, Revenue Confirmation Online, distributions to local governments, retrieved 2026-10-01; Florida Department of Financial Services, LOGERx local government Annual Financial Report data, long-term debt outstanding, retrieved 2026-10-04 | Distributions Annual financial report

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Total revenues$4.9MFY2024
Revenues, change on the year before+5.2%FY2024
Total expenditures$5.38MFY2024
Expenditures, change on the year before+23.4%FY2024
Revenues per resident$1.99KFY2024
Long-term debt outstanding at year end$3.64MFY2025
Long-term debt, change on the year before+25.0%FY2025

Half-cent sales tax, monthly distributions

As the Department of Revenue's ledger prints them; a blank month is a month with no line.

MonthDistributed
Sep 2026$7.52K
Aug 2026$8.28K
Jul 2026$8.15K
Jun 2026$8.23K
May 2026$9.76K
Apr 2026$9.16K
Mar 2026$8.45K
Feb 2026$8.71K
Jan 2026$7.04K
Dec 2025$7.89K
Nov 2025$7.87K
Oct 2025$7.37K
Sep 2025$8.52K
Aug 2025$9.52K
Jul 2025$9.47K
Jun 2025$9.53K
May 2025$9.84K
Apr 2025$9.02K
Mar 2025$9.27K
Feb 2025$9.35K
Jan 2025$8.37K
Dec 2024$8.04K
Nov 2024$7.43K
Oct 2024$8.39K
Sep 2024$8.65K
Aug 2024$7.84K
Jul 2024$9.69K
Jun 2024$9.66K
May 2024$10.4K
Apr 2024$10.4K
Mar 2024$8.65K
Feb 2024$9.4K
Jan 2024$9.37K
Dec 2023$9.46K
Nov 2023$10.8K
Oct 2023$8.59K

State revenue sharing, monthly distributions

As the Department of Revenue's ledger prints them; a blank month is a month with no line.

MonthDistributed
Sep 2026$12.9K
Aug 2026$12.9K
Jul 2026$12.9K
Jun 2026$13K
May 2026$13K
Apr 2026$13K
Mar 2026$13K
Feb 2026$13K
Jan 2026$13K
Dec 2025$13.9K
Nov 2025$13.9K
Oct 2025$13.9K
Sep 2025$14.3K
Aug 2025$14.3K
Jul 2025$14.3K
Jun 2025$13.3K
May 2025$13.3K
Apr 2025$13.3K
Mar 2025$13.3K
Feb 2025$13.3K
Jan 2025$13.3K
Dec 2024$13.3K
Nov 2024$14.6K
Oct 2024$14.6K
Sep 2024$14.6K
Aug 2024$14.6K
Jul 2024$14.6K
Jun 2024$15K
May 2024$15K
Apr 2024$15K
Mar 2024$15K
Feb 2024$15K
Jan 2024$15K
Dec 2023$15K
Nov 2023$15K
Oct 2023$15K

Long-term debt by fiscal year

Total long-term debt outstanding at fiscal year end, all funds, as the government reported it to the Department of Financial Services in its Annual Financial Report.

Fiscal yearDebt outstandingChange
FY2025$3.64M+25.0%
FY2024$2.91M-6.9%
FY2023$3.12M-4.9%
FY2022$3.28M-8.9%
FY2021$3.6M+6.3%
FY2020$3.39M-0.7%
FY2019$3.41M+202.7%
FY2018$1.13M+21.1%
FY2017$931K+7.7%
FY2016$864K+0.8%
FY2015$857K-7.6%
FY2014$928K+2.8%
FY2013$902Kn/a

Revenues by category, FY2024

Sum of the fund columns in EDR's workbook for this government.

CategoryFY2024FY2023Change
General Government Taxes$1.09M$973K+12.5%
Permits, Fees, and Special Assessments$122K$138K-11.7%
Intergovernmental Revenues$1.57M$1.45M+8.3%
Charges for Services$1.86M$1.67M+11.2%
Judgments, Fines, and Forfeits$37.1K$33.9K+9.3%
Miscellaneous Revenues$197K$190K+3.2%
Other Sources$20.8K$204K-89.8%
Taxesn/an/an/a
Intergovernmental Revenuen/an/an/a
Permits and Franchise Feesn/an/an/a

Expenditures by category, FY2024

Sum of the fund columns in EDR's workbook for this government.

CategoryFY2024FY2023Change
General Government Services (Not Court-Related)$478K$602K-20.5%
Public Safety$1.04M$717K+45.6%
Physical Environment$2.72M$2.64M+3.0%
Transportation$119K$57K+108.9%
Culture / Recreation$1.02M$345K+196.3%
Other Uses and Non-Operatingn/a$0.7Kn/a
Other Usesn/an/an/a

Bank deposits

June 30, 2026
Deposits (offices reporting this city)$36.2MDeposits, June 30 each year, 1994 to 20261994$39.7M high2026
Change on a year earlier+2.0%June 30, 2026
Change, real-1.2%June 30, 2026
Branches1June 30, 2026
Institutions1June 30, 2026
Branches opened since the survey a year earlier0June 30, 2026
Branches closed since the survey a year earlier0June 30, 2026

FDIC Summary of Deposits, Florida offices, every June 30 since 1994, retrieved 2026-10-01 | Bank deposits

Offices whose reported city is Bowling Green.

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Offices, June 30, 2026

Deposits as each office reports them to the FDIC; the city is the one the bank reports, not a municipal boundary.

InstitutionBranchAddressCityDeposits
Crews Bank & TrustBowling Green Branch200 North Oak AvenueBowling Green$36.2M

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