Median real estate price in the City Center of Bridgeton is $291,414, which is less expensive than 92.6% of New Jersey neighborhoods and 63.5% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The average rental price in Bridgeton City Center is currently $1,823, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 95.6% of New Jersey neighborhoods.
Bridgeton City Center is an urban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Bridgeton, New Jersey.
Real estate in the City Center of Bridgeton, NJ is primarily made up of small (studio to two bedroom) to medium sized (three or four bedroom) townhomes and apartment complexes/high-rise apartments. Most of the residential real estate is renter occupied. Many of the residences in the City Center neighborhood are relatively historic, built no later than 1939, and in some cases, quite a bit earlier. A number of residences were also built between 1970 and 1999.
Real estate vacancies in Bridgeton City Center are 4.4%, which is lower than one will find in 68.4% of American neighborhoods. Demand for real estate in Bridgeton City Center is above average for the U.S., and may signal some demand for either price increases or new construction of residential product for this neighborhood.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
It used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the Bridgeton City Center neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 24.1% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 99.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Furthermore, the government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the Bridgeton City Center neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 18.7% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 98.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.
In addition, from major sales accounts to fast-food workers, sales and service employees are often the backbone of the local economy. In the Bridgeton City Center neighborhood, they truly stand out. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis identifies this neighborhood as having a higher percentage of sales and service workers than 97.5% of all American neighborhoods.
Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the Bridgeton City Center (34.5%) than in 99.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research revealed that 99.8% of the adult residents in the Bridgeton City Center neighborhood do not have a 4-year college degree, which is a lower rate of college graduated adults than found in 98.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
In addition, one of the unique characteristics of the Bridgeton City Center neighborhood revealed by analysis is that the per capita income of residents here is lower than that found in 97.8% of the neighborhoods in America. Also of note, 61.4% of the children in this area live in poverty; an extraordinarily high percentage compared to other neighborhoods in the nation. In a nation where approximately one in four children grows up in poverty, this neighborhood stands out for the depth of the problem manifested here.
Also, single parenting is hard. But you don't have to tell the Bridgeton City Center neighborhood about it; they already know. 19.0% of this neighborhood's households are run by single mothers, which is a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 96.5% of American neighborhoods. Further NeighborhoodScout research showed strong statistical correlations among high rates of children living in single parent households, and neighborhood crime, particularly violent crime, neighborhood poverty, and, importantly, the percentage of low weight births and rates of infant mortality.
98.2% of the real estate in the Bridgeton City Center neighborhood is occupied by renters, which is nearly the highest rate of renter occupancy of any neighborhood in America.
In addition, if you love row houses and attached homes, you will probably really like the Bridgeton City Center neighborhood. The ambiance, the charm, of row houses is something special. And in sheer abundance of row houses, this neighborhood truly stands out. The real estate here has a higher proportion of row houses and attached homes than nearly any neighborhood in America. In fact, 30.1% of the residential real estate here is classified as row houses and attached homes.
Did you know that the Bridgeton City Center neighborhood has more Jamaican and Puerto Rican ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 3.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Jamaican ancestry and 9.0% have Puerto Rican ancestry.
Bridgeton City Center is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 68.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Spanish at home. This is a higher percentage than 97.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the City Center neighborhood in Bridgeton are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 97.8% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 61.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 97.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the Bridgeton City Center neighborhood, 40.6% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is farming, forestry, or commercial fishing, with 24.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions (18.7%), and 15.0% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.
Languages
The most common language spoken in the Bridgeton City Center neighborhood is Spanish, spoken by 68.4% of households. Some people also speak English (31.6%).
Ethnicity / Ancestry
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the City Center neighborhood in Bridgeton, NJ, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (49.0%). There are also a number of people of Puerto Rican ancestry (9.0%), and residents who report Jamaican roots (3.6%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (3.1%), along with some Sub-Saharan African ancestry residents (2.6%), among others. In addition, 30.3% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in Bridgeton City Center neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (60.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (34.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
