Bridgeton vs Port Norris

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

Bridgeton and Port Norris are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bridgeton has the higher population (26,836 vs 1,702 in Port Norris). Bridgeton has the higher median household income ($46,124 vs $42,635 in Port Norris). Bridgeton has the higher median home value ($134,400 vs $120,100 in Port Norris).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgeton	Port Norris
Population	26,836	1,702
Median age	28.9 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,124	$42,635
Median home value	$134,400	$120,100
Median gross rent	$1,367	$1,715
Housing units	7,681	727
Homeownership rate	35.0%	56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	4.6%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgeton	Port Norris
Population	24,540 → 26,836 (+9.4%)	1,037 → 1,702 (+64.1%)
Median household income	$37,804 → $46,124 (+22.0%)	$43,333 → $42,635 (-1.6%)
Median home value	$109,200 → $134,400 (+23.1%)	$118,900 → $120,100 (+1.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,129 → $1,367 (+21.1%)	$1,342 → $1,715 (+27.8%)

Bridgeton

Population

24,54026,836

Median household income

$37,804$46,124

Median home value

$109,200$134,400

Median gross rent

$1,129$1,367

Port Norris

Population

1,0371,702

Median household income

$43,333$42,635

Median home value

$118,900$120,100

Median gross rent

$1,342$1,715

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridgeton	Port Norris
Under 5	7.6%	5.0%
5 to 17	25.4%	20.2%
18 to 24	10.1%	6.0%
25 to 34	18.0%	12.5%
35 to 44	16.5%	15.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	16.5%
55 to 64	6.4%	6.8%
65 to 74	3.9%	12.6%
75 and over	2.0%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgeton	Port Norris
White (non-Hispanic)	10.0%	71.3%
Black or African American	30.3%	27.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	57.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgeton	Port Norris
No high school diploma	34.2%	10.0%
High school graduate	44.6%	51.5%
Some college or associate's	15.4%	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.9%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgeton	Port Norris
Drove alone	62.4%	72.0%
Carpooled	27.1%	20.4%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	5.5%
Other means	1.8%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgeton	Port Norris
1-unit, detached	37.4%	94.5%
1-unit, attached	29.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Bridgeton	Port Norris
Poverty rate	31.7%	14.4%
Average household size	3.32	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	28	34
Median year structure built	1957	1945