Bridgman vs Watervliet

A side-by-side comparison of Bridgman and Watervliet: population, income, housing, and more.

Bridgman and Watervliet are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bridgman has the higher population (2,383 vs 1,879 in Watervliet). Bridgman has the higher median household income ($71,435 vs $57,477 in Watervliet). Bridgman has the higher median home value ($228,800 vs $130,000 in Watervliet).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgman	Watervliet
Population	2,383	1,879
Median age	42.1 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$71,435	$57,477
Median home value	$228,800	$130,000
Median gross rent	$951	$838
Housing units	1,225	707
Homeownership rate	72.2%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgman	Watervliet
Population	2,559 → 2,383 (-6.9%)	1,544 → 1,879 (+21.7%)
Median household income	$64,338 → $71,435 (+11.0%)	$37,614 → $57,477 (+52.8%)
Median home value	$162,400 → $228,800 (+40.9%)	$99,400 → $130,000 (+30.8%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $951 (+29.7%)	$702 → $838 (+19.4%)

Bridgman

Population

2,5592,383

Median household income

$64,338$71,435

Median home value

$162,400$228,800

Median gross rent

$733$951

Watervliet

Population

1,5441,879

Median household income

$37,614$57,477

Median home value

$99,400$130,000

Median gross rent

$702$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridgman	Watervliet
Under 5	5.8%	12.0%
5 to 17	18.7%	19.2%
18 to 24	4.7%	8.1%
25 to 34	10.7%	15.2%
35 to 44	15.4%	13.6%
45 to 54	7.4%	9.8%
55 to 64	11.7%	11.5%
65 to 74	18.2%	5.4%
75 and over	7.4%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgman	Watervliet
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	72.2%
Black or African American	2.3%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.3%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	21.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgman	Watervliet
No high school diploma	2.8%	16.2%
High school graduate	28.4%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	19.2%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgman	Watervliet
Drove alone	74.9%	82.1%
Carpooled	13.3%	15.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	2.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	1.9%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgman	Watervliet
1-unit, detached	77.6%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	13.3%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.3%
20 or more units	3.1%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Bridgman	Watervliet
Poverty rate	11.7%	18.2%
Average household size	2.51	2.80
Mean commute (minutes)	17	20
Median year structure built	1965	1958