Demographics of Bridgewater town, Virginia

Bridgewater town, Virginia had 6,924 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +330 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bridgewater town, in four figures

6,924
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,708 ±32.; +5.0%
Change since July 2020: +330 people.; 31.4 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $75,280 ±$19,521
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.

Bridgewater town, Virginia's population grew 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bridgewater town, Virginia'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Bridgewater town, Virginia's population grew 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bridgewater town, Virginia'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	6,594	100.0	100.0
2021	6,622	100.4	100.2
2022	6,695	101.5	100.7
2023	6,783	102.9	101.6
2024	6,867	104.1	102.5
2025	6,924	105.0	103.1

Population of Bridgewater town, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,594	—
2021	6,622	+28
2022	6,695	+73
2023	6,783	+88
2024	6,867	+84
2025	6,924	+57

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.4 ±2.1: for men 30.4 ±6.5 and for women 32.3 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bridgewater town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	432 ±203	6.4% ±3.0	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	843 ±245	12.6% ±3.7	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,733 ±271	25.8% ±4.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,538 ±296	22.9% ±4.4	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	833 ±266	12.4% ±4.0	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,329 ±280	19.8% ±4.2	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $75,280 ±$19,521, and income per person $32,709 ±$5,519, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bridgewater town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	68 to 354	3.2% to 16.2%	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	583 ±220	26.8% ±9.8	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	289 ±131	13.3% ±5.9	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	148 to 444	13.6% ±6.7	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	434 ±158	19.9% ±7.0	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	76 to 404	3.6% to 18.5%	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	42 to 210	2.0% to 9.6%	17.7% ±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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	0 to 666	0% to 13.2%	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 287	0% to 23.5%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	0 to 288	0% to 12.6%	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 97	0% to 6.1%	8.9% ±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 town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bridgewater town	Virginia	United States
Housing units	2,283 ±212	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.4% ±2.1	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 9.6%	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.3% ±8.8	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.7% ±9.6	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$384,700 ±$32,444	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,216 ±$230	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±5	1984 ±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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	552 ±266	8.2% ±4.0	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,465 ±383	81.5% ±5.7	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	281 ±106	4.2% ±1.6	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	4 to 152	0.1% to 2.3%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 376	0% to 5.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	74 to 224	1.1% to 3.3%	4.7% ±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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	4,195 ±377	62.5% ±5.6	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,967 ±365	29.3% ±5.4	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	538 ±251	8.0% ±3.7	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	157 to 615	2.3% to 9.2%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	62 to 242	0.9% to 3.6%	5.7% ±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 town among the places of Virginia

141st of 162 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Places of Virginia near Bridgewater town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Strasburg town	7,214 ±24
Spotsylvania Courthouse CDP	7,180 ±1,138
Collinsville CDP	7,139 ±874
North Springfield CDP	7,050 ±1,026
Long Branch CDP	7,034 ±964
Bridgewater town	6,708 ±32
South Run CDP	6,600 ±1,149
Pimmit Hills CDP	6,589 ±803
Belle Haven CDP	6,570 ±794
Braddock CDP	6,536 ±848
Massanetta Springs CDP	6,358 ±739

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026