Bridgewater Center

Population: 6,198
Median household income: $201,250
Median home value: $649,900

Located in Somerset County, New Jersey, Bridgewater Center is a community with a population of 6,198. The median household income of $201,250 is above the Somerset County median ($135,960).

From 2020 to 2023, Bridgewater Center's population grew 15.1% from 5,386 to 6,198, while its median home value rose 12.5% from $577,500 to $649,900.

Owners occupy 91.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,198
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $201,250
Median home value: $649,900
Median gross rent: $2,637
Housing units: 1,976
Homeownership rate: 91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,3866,198

Median household income

$166,538$201,250

Median home value

$577,500$649,900

Median gross rent

$2,210$2,637

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	5,386	$166,538	$577,500	$2,210
2021	5,911	$170,156	$589,500	$2,230
2022	6,106	$186,146	$631,500	$2,556
2023	6,198	$201,250	$649,900	$2,637

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1719.7%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 345.3%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	488	7.9%
5 to 17	1,223	19.7%
18 to 24	512	8.3%
25 to 34	330	5.3%
35 to 44	820	13.2%
45 to 54	959	15.5%
55 to 64	813	13.1%
65 to 74	475	7.7%
75 and over	578	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,155	67.0%
Black or African American	296	4.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	942	15.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	0.7%
Two or more races	403	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	356	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.3%

High school graduate18.0%

Some college or associate's17.4%

Bachelor's degree32.3%

Graduate or professional degree29.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	133	3.3%
High school graduate	715	18.0%
Some college or associate's	692	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,284	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,151	29.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone73.4%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit2.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home22.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,192	73.4%
Carpooled	65	2.2%
Public transit	65	2.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	666	22.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	448	19.3%
15 to 29 min	911	39.2%
30 to 44 min	592	25.5%
45 to 59 min	204	8.8%
60+ min	167	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.25
Poverty rate: 2.7% (169 of 6,198)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,676	89.3%
Nonfamily households	200	10.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,876	94.9%
Vacant	100	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,715	91.4%
Renter-occupied	161	8.6%

1-unit, detached92.2%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,821	92.2%
1-unit, attached	51	2.6%
2 to 4 units	20	1.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	84	4.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3407728
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.6027, -74.6461