Bridgton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 5,683 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bridgton is the 69th largest community in Maine.

Of important note, Bridgton is also a town of artists. Bridgton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bridgton’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.96% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another notable thing is that Bridgton is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bridgton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bridgton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bridgton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bridgton may be for you.

One downside of living in Bridgton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bridgton, the average commute to work is 33.56 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Bridgton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Bridgton is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.26% of adults in Bridgton have a college degree.

The per capita income in Bridgton in 2022 was $41,888, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,552 for a family of four. However, Bridgton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Bridgton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bridgton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bridgton include Irish, English, French, Italian, and German.

The most common language spoken in Bridgton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.