Demographics of Bridgewater Center CDP, New Jersey

Bridgewater Center CDP, New Jersey had 6,505 ±732 people in the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024. The Census Bureau’s yearly estimates do not cover it: they count incorporated places and towns, not census-designated places. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bridgewater Center CDP, in four figures

6,505 ±732
Population: ACS 2020–⁠2024. The Bureau publishes no yearly estimate for a census-designated place.; 243rd
Among New Jersey's places: Of 295 of 5,000 or more, by the survey's count.; 39.9 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $205,595 ±$19,313
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.9 ±3.1: for men 42.0 ±2.3 and for women 37.5 ±5.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bridgewater Center CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	538 ±212	8.3% ±3.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,271 ±201	19.5% ±2.2	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	546 ±150	8.4% ±2.1	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,330 ±258	20.4% ±3.2	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,817 ±228	27.9% ±1.5	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,003 ±182	15.4% ±2.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $205,595 ±$19,313, and income per person $63,323 ±$5,959, 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 Bridgewater Center CDP by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	19 to 137	1.0% to 7.1%	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	34 to 314	1.9% to 16.2%	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	15 to 85	0.8% to 4.4%	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	51 to 237	2.7% to 12.2%	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	205 ±90	10.6% ±4.5	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	285 ±73	14.8% ±3.4	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	990 ±154	51.4% ±5.5	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Bridgewater Center CDP by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	73 to 335	1.2% to 5.1%	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 45	0% to 2.5%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	22 to 236	0.7% to 7.3%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 128	0.1% to 8.6%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bridgewater Center CDP, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bridgewater Center CDP	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	2,004 ±199	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.1% ±5.1	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.6% to 7.2%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	89.0% ±13.3	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	4.1% to 17.9%	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$703,700 ±$31,769	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,662 ±$583	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±2	1970 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Bridgewater Center CDP by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	54 to 672	0.9% to 10.3%	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,577 ±542	70.4% ±2.6	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	136 to 594	2.1% to 9.1%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	727 ±219	11.2% ±3.1	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 76	0% to 1.2%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	193 to 689	3.0% to 10.5%	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 Bridgewater Center CDP by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	4,382 ±647	67.4% ±6.4	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,091 ±209	16.8% ±2.6	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 103	0.1% to 1.6%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	979 ±292	15.0% ±4.2	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	702 ±215	10.8% ±3.1	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	122 to 432	1.9% to 6.6%	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Bridgewater Center CDP among the places of New Jersey

243rd 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 Bridgewater Center CDP in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Kingston Estates CDP	6,668 ±889
North Caldwell borough	6,656 ±20
Franklin Center CDP	6,646 ±837
Rockaway borough	6,613 ±18
Ramblewood CDP	6,611 ±1,012
Bridgewater Center CDP	6,505 ±732
Finderne CDP	6,489 ±936
Watchung borough	6,485 ±27
Mays Landing CDP	6,406 ±979
Belle Mead CDP	6,394 ±962
Carlstadt borough	6,378 ±14

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in New Jersey by homeownership rate
No. 1 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 1 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 4 Places by median rent
No. 8 Places by median household income
No. 35 Places in New Jersey by median home value

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