Demographics of Bridgeton city, New Jersey

Bridgeton city, New Jersey had 28,307 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,167 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bridgeton city, in four figures

28,307
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 27,001 ±31.; +4.3%
Change since July 2020: +1,167 people.; 29.2 ±1.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $55,781 ±$7,187
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bridgeton city, New Jersey's population grew 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bridgeton city, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bridgeton city, New Jersey's population grew 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bridgeton city, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	27,140	100.0	100.0
2021	26,695	98.4	100.2
2022	26,581	97.9	100.7
2023	27,627	101.8	101.6
2024	28,317	104.3	102.5
2025	28,307	104.3	103.1

Population of Bridgeton city, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	27,140	—
2021	26,695	−445
2022	26,581	−114
2023	27,627	+1,046
2024	28,317	+690
2025	28,307	−10

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 29.2 ±1.5: for men 30.4 ±1.9 and for women 28.1 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bridgeton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	2,055 ±390	7.6% ±1.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,399 ±731	23.7% ±2.7	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,988 ±498	11.1% ±1.8	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,254 ±751	34.3% ±2.8	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,638 ±552	17.2% ±2.0	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,667 ±305	6.2% ±1.1	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $55,781 ±$7,187, and income per person $19,539 ±$1,423, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bridgeton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	1,607 ±396	21.5% ±5.1	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,754 ±377	23.4% ±4.8	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,596 ±354	21.3% ±4.6	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	827 ±293	11.1% ±3.9	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,239 ±316	16.6% ±4.1	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	330 ±158	4.4% ±2.1	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	128 ±63	1.7% ±0.8	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bridgeton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	6,459 ±1,265	27.2% ±5.3	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,116 ±674	37.9% ±6.7	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,944 ±566	22.1% ±3.8	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	399 ±155	18.0% ±6.2	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bridgeton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bridgeton city	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	7,982 ±440	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.7% ±2.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.3% ±1.6	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	36.4% ±4.8	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	63.6% ±4.0	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$145,500 ±$15,283	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,340 ±$100	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±2	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bridgeton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	16,019 ±821	59.3% ±3.0	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,189 ±477	11.8% ±1.8	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,774 ±805	25.1% ±3.0	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 108	0% to 0.4%	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	17 to 113	0.1% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	41 to 495	0.2% to 1.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	636 ±309	2.4% ±1.1	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bridgeton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	16,774 ±866	62.1% ±3.2	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,437 ±617	9.0% ±2.3	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	855 ±393	3.2% ±1.5	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,935 ±581	25.7% ±2.2	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,465 ±409	5.4% ±1.5	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,470 ±627	20.3% ±2.3	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bridgeton city among the places of New Jersey

37th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Bridgeton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Rahway city	30,109 ±33
Englewood city	29,638 ±38
Bergenfield borough	28,450 ±66
Old Bridge CDP	28,236 ±1,362
Millville city	27,511 ±36
Bridgeton city	27,001 ±31
Paramus borough	26,568 ±34
Ridgewood village	26,308 ±33
Lodi borough	26,082 ±41
Cliffside Park borough	25,781 ±30
Carteret borough	25,496 ±46

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Bridgeton city, New Jersey

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in New Jersey by poverty rate
No. 8 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 41 Places by poverty rate
No. 68 Places in New Jersey by foreign-born share
No. 203 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 243 Places in New Jersey by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026