Bridgeton, New Jersey demographics

Bridgeton, NJ demographics: median age 29.2; 7.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Bridgeton city, New Jersey · Incorporated city · GEOID 3407600. The survey estimates a population of 27,001 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Bridgeton is 29.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.5 years. There are 7,481 households (±450). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	29.2 ±1.5	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,001
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	8,454 ±829	31.3% ±3.1 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	7,649 ±722	28.3% ±2.7 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	9,231 ±772	34.2% ±2.9 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	1,667 ±305	6.2% ±1.1 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,001
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	14,433 ±555	53.5% ±2.1 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	12,568 ±561	46.5% ±2.1 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,001
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	4,222 ±672	15.6% ±2.5 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	6,779 ±805	25.1% ±3.0 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	918 ±585 · low precision	3.4% ±2.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	50 ±58 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	6,070 ±1,044	22.5% ±3.9 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	8,962 ±1,190	33.2% ±4.4 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,001
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	10,982 ±825	40.7% ±3.1 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	16,019 ±821	59.3% ±3.0 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,481
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,547 ±442	34.0% ±5.5 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	766 ±283	10.2% ±3.7 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,142 ±414	28.6% ±5.3 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,599 ±327	21.4% ±4.2 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	427 ±175	5.7% ±2.3 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,481
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,654 ±378	48.8% ±4.1 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,827 ±486	51.2% ±5.7 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,481
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,599 ±327	21.4% ±4.2 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,622 ±324	21.7% ±4.1 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,041 ±320	13.9% ±4.2 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,194 ±332	16.0% ±4.3 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,243 ±318	16.6% ±4.1 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	462 ±167	6.2% ±2.2 pp	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	320 ±155	4.3% ±2.1 pp	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 27,001
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	20,066 ±584	74.3% ±2.2 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	6,935 ±581	25.7% ±2.2 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 24,946
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	11,283 ±931	45.2% ±3.7 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	13,458 ±903	53.9% ±3.5 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	64 ±104 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	9 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	28 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	75 ±70 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	3 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	26 ±37 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 15,559
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,712 ±624	30.3% ±3.8 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,996 ±793	45.0% ±4.7 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,913 ±421	12.3% ±2.6 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	789 ±270	5.1% ±1.7 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	809 ±242	5.2% ±1.5 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	340 ±156	2.2% ±1.0 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 26,783
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	24,594 ±686	91.8% ±2.5 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	955 ±400	3.6% ±1.5 pp	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	813 ±281	3.0% ±1.0 pp	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	195 ±239 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	226 ±201 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

24.3% of Bridgeton residents (±3.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 87.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bridgeton	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	24.3% ±3.2 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.7% ±2.6 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	1.9% ±0.8 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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