Bridgewater, Virginia demographics

Bridgewater, VA demographics: median age 31.4; 46.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Bridgewater town, Virginia · Incorporated town · GEOID 5109656. The survey estimates a population of 6,708 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Bridgewater is 31.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 2,179 households (±208). 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	31.4 ±2.1	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,708
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Under 18	1,275 ±318	19.0% ±4.7 pp	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	2,640 ±360	39.4% ±5.4 pp	22.8%	22.8%
35–64	1,464 ±319	21.8% ±4.8 pp	38.8%	38.0%
65 and older	1,329 ±280	19.8% ±4.2 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,708
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Male	2,902 ±241	43.3% ±3.6 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	3,806 ±243	56.7% ±3.6 pp	50.6%	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: 6,708
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
White alone	5,695 ±363	84.9% ±5.4 pp	60.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	304 ±111	4.5% ±1.7 pp	18.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	28 ±46 · low precision	0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	78 ±74 · low precision	1.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision	6.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	297 ±232 · low precision	4.4% ±3.5 pp · low precision	4.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	306 ±189 · low precision	4.6% ±2.8 pp · low precision	9.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,708
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,156 ±263	91.8% ±3.9 pp	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	552 ±266	8.2% ±4.0 pp	11.0%	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: 2,179
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,088 ±185	49.9% ±7.0 pp	48.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	15 ±24 · low precision	0.7% ±1.1 pp · low precision	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	215 ±113 · low precision	9.9% ±5.1 pp · low precision	11.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	807 ±241	37.0% ±10.5 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	54 ±41 · low precision	2.5% ±1.9 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,179
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	606 ±117	27.8% ±4.7 pp	30.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,573 ±250	72.2% ±9.2 pp	69.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,179
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	807 ±241	37.0% ±10.5 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	584 ±159	26.8% ±6.8 pp	34.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	254 ±129 · low precision	11.7% ±5.8 pp	15.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	333 ±189 · low precision	15.3% ±8.5 pp · low precision	12.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	124 ±91 · low precision	5.7% ±4.1 pp · low precision	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	60 ±61 · low precision	2.8% ±2.8 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	17 ±37 · low precision	0.8% ±1.7 pp · low precision	1.2%	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: 6,708
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Native	6,170 ±256	92.0% ±3.8 pp	86.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	538 ±251	8.0% ±3.7 pp	13.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 6,276
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
English only	5,456 ±394	86.9% ±5.8 pp	82.6%	77.7%
Spanish	276 ±170 · low precision	4.4% ±2.7 pp · low precision	7.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	13 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	194 ±201 · low precision	3.1% ±3.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	143 ±171 · low precision	2.3% ±2.7 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	36 ±56 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Arabic	142 ±141 · low precision	2.3% ±2.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	16 ±21 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 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: 3,700
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	264 ±177 · low precision	7.1% ±4.8 pp · low precision	8.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	852 ±236	23.0% ±6.2 pp	23.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	650 ±170	17.6% ±4.5 pp	17.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	205 ±140 · low precision	5.5% ±3.8 pp · low precision	7.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,091 ±242	29.5% ±6.3 pp	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	638 ±213	17.2% ±5.6 pp	18.5%	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: 6,644
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Same house	5,840 ±213	87.9% ±3.1 pp	86.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	248 ±160 · low precision	3.7% ±2.4 pp · low precision	4.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	339 ±155	5.1% ±2.3 pp	4.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	201 ±80	3.0% ±1.2 pp	3.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	16 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	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

4.8% of Bridgewater residents (±3.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Virginia and 8.4% nationally. 87.5% 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	Bridgewater	Virginia	U.S.	Compared with Virginia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.8% ±3.0 pp · low precision	6.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.5% ±6.0 pp	91.0%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.1% ±2.2 pp	9.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Bridgewater . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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