Bridgeton vs Eureka

A side-by-side comparison of Bridgeton and Eureka: population, income, housing, and more.

Bridgeton and Eureka are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Eureka has the higher population (12,371 vs 11,372 in Bridgeton). Eureka has the higher median household income ($108,947 vs $73,320 in Bridgeton). Eureka has the higher median home value ($352,200 vs $234,100 in Bridgeton).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgeton	Eureka
Population	11,372	12,371
Median age	42.1 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$73,320	$108,947
Median home value	$234,100	$352,200
Median gross rent	$1,124	$1,240
Housing units	5,008	4,616
Homeownership rate	63.3%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.2%	50.9%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgeton	Eureka
Population	11,606 → 11,372 (-2.0%)	10,666 → 12,371 (+16.0%)
Median household income	$59,940 → $73,320 (+22.3%)	$111,058 → $108,947 (-1.9%)
Median home value	$168,700 → $234,100 (+38.8%)	$277,800 → $352,200 (+26.8%)
Median gross rent	$991 → $1,124 (+13.4%)	$1,106 → $1,240 (+12.1%)

Bridgeton

Population

11,60611,372

Median household income

$59,940$73,320

Median home value

$168,700$234,100

Median gross rent

$991$1,124

Eureka

Population

10,66612,371

Median household income

$111,058$108,947

Median home value

$277,800$352,200

Median gross rent

$1,106$1,240

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridgeton	Eureka
Under 5	5.2%	7.3%
5 to 17	17.4%	23.9%
18 to 24	5.1%	4.2%
25 to 34	11.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	16.6%	14.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.9%
65 to 74	11.6%	7.6%
75 and over	9.0%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgeton	Eureka
White (non-Hispanic)	58.6%	86.7%
Black or African American	23.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.2%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	11.7%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgeton	Eureka
No high school diploma	9.6%	3.2%
High school graduate	29.7%	15.2%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.4%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	20.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgeton	Eureka
Drove alone	82.6%	76.4%
Carpooled	3.2%	5.6%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	17.7%
Other means	0.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgeton	Eureka
1-unit, detached	55.2%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	29.7%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	4.6%
20 or more units	6.6%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bridgeton	Eureka
Poverty rate	12.0%	6.2%
Average household size	2.41	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1976	1998