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Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.


Bridgeton Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Bridgeton Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

27,722

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.6%
5 - 17:
23.7%
18 - 24:
11.1%
25 - 34:
17.3%
35 - 54:
27.2%
55 - 64:
7.0%
Over 65 Years:
6.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.3%
3.3%
69.7%
69.7%
7.4%
7.4%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Bridgeton
USA
$19,539
$19,539
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Bridgeton
USA
$55,781
$55,781
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

27.2%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Transportation
Administration
Wholesale
Construction
Accommodation
Other
Public Service
Agriculture
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
15.0%
15.0%
12.6%
12.6%
11.8%
11.8%
9.8%
9.8%
8.1%
8.1%
7.1%
7.1%
7.0%
7.0%
5.3%
5.3%
5.2%
5.2%
4.7%
4.7%
3.7%
3.7%
3.2%
3.2%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
59.3%
59.3%
25.1%
25.1%
11.8%
11.8%
3.3%
3.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
German
Irish
English
Jamaican
Haitian
Polish
African
French
Guyanese
Welsh
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
Scottish
Swedish
Russian
Finnish
Ukrainian
Slovak
Lithuanian
European
2.4%
2.4%
2.1%
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
1.3%
1.3%
0.7%
0.7%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Spanish
English
French
Polish
Italian
Other Indo-European
Native American languages
German/Yiddish
Langs. of India
Greek
French Creole
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
53.9%
53.9%
45.2%
45.2%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Bridgeton Residents

25.7%