About Bridgewater

Bridgewater is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 749 people and just one neighborhood, Bridgewater is the 916th largest community in Pennsylvania. Bridgewater has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bridgewater is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bridgewater is a borough of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bridgewater who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.72%), sales jobs (12.89%), and management occupations (11.86%).

Bridgewater is a small borough, 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

The population of Bridgewater overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Bridgewater, 16.79% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bridgewater in 2000 was $19,695, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,780 for a family of four.

Bridgewater is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. 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 German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, Croatian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Bridgewater is English.