About Bridgewater

Bridgewater is a tiny village located in the state of New York. With a population of 523 people and just one neighborhood, Bridgewater is the 859th largest community in New York.

Bridgewater is a blue-collar town, with 36.8% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Bridgewater is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bridgewater who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.79%), food service (10.96%), and sales jobs (5.26%).

Bridgewater is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Bridgewater Information and Demographics

Bridgewater ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.17% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Bridgewater in 2000 was $12,995, which is low income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $51,980 for a family of four.

The people who call Bridgewater home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bridgewater is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bridgewater include Irish, German, English, Dutch, French, Italian, Polish, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Bridgewater is English. Some people also speak Spanish.