Because of many things, Bridgewater is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Bridgewater a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Bridgewater has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Bridgewater’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Bridgewater, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Bridgewater is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 57.51% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Bridgewater in 2022 was $59,979, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $239,916 for a family of four.
Bridgewater is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bridgewater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bridgewater residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Bridgewater also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.45% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bridgewater include Italian, Irish, Polish, German, and English.
In addition, Bridgewater has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.04%).
The most common language spoken in Bridgewater is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
