Abington vs Bridgewater Town

A side-by-side comparison of Abington and Bridgewater Town: population, income, housing, and more.

Abington and Bridgewater Town are places in Massachusetts. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bridgewater Town has the higher population (28,669 vs 17,008 in Abington). Abington has the higher median household income ($119,787 vs $112,482 in Bridgewater Town). Abington has the higher median home value ($516,300 vs $500,600 in Bridgewater Town).

Population, income & housing

	Abington	Bridgewater Town
Population	17,008	28,669
Median age	40.4 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	$119,787	$112,482
Median home value	$516,300	$500,600
Median gross rent	$1,547	$1,976
Housing units	6,576	9,798
Homeownership rate	74.2%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.8%	39.7%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abington	Bridgewater Town
Population	16,436 → 17,008 (+3.5%)	27,436 → 28,669 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$99,381 → $119,787 (+20.5%)	$95,675 → $112,482 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$357,300 → $516,300 (+44.5%)	$358,900 → $500,600 (+39.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,219 → $1,547 (+26.9%)	$1,597 → $1,976 (+23.7%)

Abington

Population

16,43617,008

Median household income

$99,381$119,787

Median home value

$357,300$516,300

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,547

Bridgewater Town

Population

27,43628,669

Median household income

$95,675$112,482

Median home value

$358,900$500,600

Median gross rent

$1,597$1,976

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abington	Bridgewater Town
Under 5	5.5%	4.1%
5 to 17	17.2%	12.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	17.3%
25 to 34	10.5%	12.9%
35 to 44	17.5%	11.7%
45 to 54	16.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	12.0%
65 to 74	6.7%	11.4%
75 and over	5.8%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abington	Bridgewater Town
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	82.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.4%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.9%
Two or more races	5.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abington	Bridgewater Town
No high school diploma	4.1%	5.8%
High school graduate	30.8%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	26.3%	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	13.5%	16.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abington	Bridgewater Town
Drove alone	73.4%	75.2%
Carpooled	6.3%	4.4%
Public transit	4.1%	2.0%
Walked	0.4%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	13.9%	11.9%
Other means	1.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abington	Bridgewater Town
1-unit, detached	61.9%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	7.3%
2 to 4 units	12.8%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	9.2%
20 or more units	5.4%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Abington	Bridgewater Town
Poverty rate	5.7%	4.9%
Average household size	2.62	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	33	32
Median year structure built	1969	1983