Bridgewater

Population: 456
Median household income: $38,500
Median home value: $86,900

Bridgewater is a community in McCook County, South Dakota, home to 456 residents. Its median household income of $38,500 runs below the McCook County figure of $80,847.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bridgewater's population grew 24.9% from 365 to 456, while its median home value rose 52.2% from $57,100 to $86,900.

16.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 456
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $38,500
Median home value: $86,900
Median gross rent: $719
Housing units: 232
Homeownership rate: 78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

365456

Median household income

$55,000$38,500

Median home value

$57,100$86,900

Median gross rent

$450$719

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	365	$55,000	$57,100	$450
2020	322	$50,625	$55,500	—
2021	336	$53,250	$52,700	$663
2022	402	$50,313	$69,200	$675
2023	456	$38,500	$86,900	$719

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 647.0%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over16.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	19	4.2%
5 to 17	99	21.7%
18 to 24	26	5.7%
25 to 34	50	11.0%
35 to 44	44	9.6%
45 to 54	46	10.1%
55 to 64	32	7.0%
65 to 74	64	14.0%
75 and over	76	16.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	421	92.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate42.0%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	9.6%
High school graduate	131	42.0%
Some college or associate's	100	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	48	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled17.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	154	78.6%
Carpooled	35	17.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	3.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	59	31.2%
15 to 29 min	45	23.8%
30 to 44 min	22	11.6%
45 to 59 min	56	29.6%
60+ min	7	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.93
Poverty rate: 11.7% (48 of 412)

	Count	Share
Family households	85	39.7%
Nonfamily households	129	60.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	214	92.2%
Vacant	18	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	167	78.0%
Renter-occupied	47	22.0%

1-unit, detached81.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units15.5%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	189	81.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	36	15.5%
5 to 19 units	5	2.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4607180
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.5502, -97.4984