Bridgeton, New Jersey Demographics

Bridgeton is 2nd in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Bridgeton is 3rd in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Bridgeton is 4th in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in People per household

Bridgeton is 7th in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Income below poverty line

Bridgeton is 14th in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Bridgeton is 16th in New Jersey out of 256 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Size Demographics
	Bridgeton	Rank	New Jersey	US
Current population (2012)	25,290	33rd	8,864,590	313,914,040
Size in square miles	6.2	45th	7,354.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	4,102.4	115th	1,195.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Bridgeton	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents younger than 5	9.9%	2nd	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	27.9%	30th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	7.1%	249th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Bridgeton	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	61.7%	256th	87.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	7.5%	254th	35.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Bridgeton	Rank	New Jersey	US
Race - White	32.6%	244th	73.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	35.5%	14th	14.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.4%	3rd	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	247th	9.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	209th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	4.1%	30th	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	43.6%	16th	18.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	19.4%	241st	58.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Bridgeton	Rank	New Jersey	US
Female residents	42.5%	255th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	24.1%	85th	20.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Bridgeton	Rank	New Jersey	US
Housing units	6,782	64th	3,562,553	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	32.4%	108th	35.9%	25.9%
Households	6,160	60th	3,180,854	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	42.9%	220th	66.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$127,600	252nd	$349,100	$186,200
People per household	3.4	4th	2.7	2.6

Income Demographics
	Bridgeton	Rank	New Jersey	US
Income per capita	$13,174	253rd	$35,678	$27,915
Income per household	$35,084	246th	$71,180	$52,762
Income below poverty line	28.8%	7th	9.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Bridgeton	Rank	New Jersey	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	694	152nd	781,622	27,092,908
Retail sales	$241,799	60th	$124,813,580	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,849	92nd	$14,453	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$21,170	72nd	$19,993,613	$613,795,732