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Bridgewater, VA

6,708 Population
2.5 square miles 2,660.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.4 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area: 34.9 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,709 ±$5,519 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area: $36,670 ±$1,318
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$75,280 ±$19,521 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area: $75,065 ±$2,617
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.3% ±6.9% (318  ±348) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area: 15.3% 19,519 (±0.9% / ±1,090)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

15.3 minutes ±2.3 (40,540  ±7,461) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area: 20.4 1,217,135 (±0.6 / ±43,477)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,179 ±208 Number of households
  • the Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area: 50,046 ±431
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (5,109  ±44) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area: 2.6 127,775 (±0 / ±137)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.9% ±4.2% (101  ±73) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in the Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area: 3.2% † 1,139 (±0.6% / ±198)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,283 ±212 Number of housing units
  • the Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area: 55,217 ±98
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$384,700 ±$32,444 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area: $309,300 ±$7,286
  • about the same as the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.1% ±3.6% (804  ±237.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area: 16.1% 21,938 (±1.2% / ±1,614.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.9% ±11% (3,436  ±460.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area: 86.5% 73,086 (±2.3% / ±1,961.2)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
46.7% ±8.3% (1,729  ±326) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area: 31.6% 26,697 (±1.4% / ±1,165.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8% ±3.7% (538  ±251) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area: 10.6% 14,462
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.1% ±2.2% (276  ±121) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Harrisonburg, VA Metro Area: 4.9% 5,391 (±0.4% / ±466)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
276 Total veterans ±121 198 Male ±107 78 Female ±72

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