Bridgton

Population: 1,666
Median household income: $58,992
Median home value: $239,200

Bridgton, a community in Cumberland County, Maine, has 1,666 residents. At $58,992, its median household income sits below Cumberland County's $92,983.

From 2019 to 2023, Bridgton's population declined 34.5% from 2,542 to 1,666, while its median home value rose 55.3% from $154,000 to $239,200.

The median resident is 41.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,666
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $58,992
Median home value: $239,200
Median gross rent: $747
Housing units: 974
Homeownership rate: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5421,666

Median household income

$55,116$58,992

Median home value

$154,000$239,200

Median gross rent

$936$747

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,542	$55,116	$154,000	$936
2020	1,850	$48,955	$172,800	$630
2021	1,726	$55,326	$180,600	$806
2022	1,514	$56,475	$219,900	$912
2023	1,666	$58,992	$239,200	$747

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 447.3%

45 to 5417.7%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 7416.6%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	1.8%
5 to 17	322	19.3%
18 to 24	164	9.8%
25 to 34	215	12.9%
35 to 44	121	7.3%
45 to 54	295	17.7%
55 to 64	162	9.7%
65 to 74	276	16.6%
75 and over	81	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,506	90.4%
Black or African American	12	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	79	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	62	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate23.5%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree23.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	33	2.9%
High school graduate	270	23.5%
Some college or associate's	348	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	227	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	272	23.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone57.1%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked14.0%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home19.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	408	57.1%
Carpooled	58	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	100	14.0%
Bicycle	10	1.4%
Worked from home	138	19.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	229	39.8%
15 to 29 min	27	4.7%
30 to 44 min	94	16.3%
45 to 59 min	70	12.2%
60+ min	156	27.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 31.6% (494 of 1,561)

	Count	Share
Family households	391	55.6%
Nonfamily households	312	44.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	703	72.2%
Vacant	271	27.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	586	83.4%
Renter-occupied	117	16.6%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units13.7%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	787	80.8%
1-unit, attached	17	1.7%
2 to 4 units	133	13.7%
5 to 19 units	9	0.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	28	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2307135
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.39 sq mi
Water area: 2.11 sq mi
Center point: 44.0765, -70.7155