Bridgewater, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,379 (Urban population: 5,344, Rural population: 35 (all nonfarm))

Bridgewater, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,847 (1,783 occupied: 1,116 owner occupied, 667 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	32%

Housing density: 770 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $347,958.

Median contract rent in 2007: $534 (lower quartile is $469, upper quartile is $584)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $767

Median gross rent in Bridgewater, VA in 2007: $647

Housing units in Bridgewater with a mortgage: 677 (47 second mortgage, 105 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 390

Bridgewater,VA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $173,500 (it was $125,100 in 2000)

Bridgewater:	$173,500
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $125,426 - $207,866

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,159

In family households: 3,513 (990 male householders, 231 female householders)
1,000 spouses, 1,105 children (985 natural, 59 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 56 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 34 other relatives, 72 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 646 (192 male householders (164 living alone)), 384 female householders (350 living alone)), 70 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,075 (184 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 629 2-persons, 267 3-persons, 186 4-persons, 88 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 514 1-person, 55 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

748 married couples with children.
177 single-parent households (30 men, 147 women).

94.5% of residents of Bridgewater speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 164 (3.1%)
(36.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bridgewater, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 18 4 rooms: 70 5 rooms: 154 6 rooms: 315 7 rooms: 226 8 rooms: 184 9 or more rooms: 149

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bridgewater, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 23 3 rooms: 101 4 rooms: 267 5 rooms: 130 6 rooms: 70 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 39 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 75
1995 to 1998: 246
1990 to 1994: 303
1980 to 1989: 268
1970 to 1979: 225
1960 to 1969: 318
1950 to 1959: 147
1940 to 1949: 56
1939 or earlier: 209

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bridgewater:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 169 3 bedrooms: 647 4 bedrooms: 255 5 or more bedrooms: 33

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bridgewater:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 104 2 bedrooms: 379 3 bedrooms: 141 4 bedrooms: 32 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bridgewater in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 291 2 vehicles: 608 3 vehicles: 175 4 vehicles: 30 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Bridgewater in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 56 1 vehicle: 354 2 vehicles: 208 3 vehicles: 42 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 7

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Bridgewater, VA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 18
$60,000 to $69,999: 14
$70,000 to $79,999: 36
$80,000 to $89,999: 106
$90,000 to $99,999: 116
$100,000 to $124,999: 230
$125,000 to $149,999: 264
$150,000 to $174,999: 102
$175,000 to $199,999: 90
$200,000 to $249,999: 62
$250,000 to $299,999: 6
$300,000 to $399,999: 12
$400,000 to $499,999: 5
$500,000 to $749,999: 6
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Bridgewater rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bridgewater:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 9
$150 to $199: 12
$200 to $249: 14
$250 to $299: 25
$300 to $349: 31
$350 to $399: 44
$400 to $449: 56
$450 to $499: 78
$500 to $549: 101
$550 to $599: 107
$600 to $649: 78
$650 to $699: 12
$700 to $749: 12
$750 to $799: 18
$800 to $899: 28
$900 to $999: 5
$1,000 to $1,249: 14
$1,250 to $1,499: 11
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 11
No cash rent: 22

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 85 1990 to 1994: 7 1985 to 1989: 23 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 9 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 4 1965 to 1969: 36

Bridgewater, VA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.5%
Number of people working at home: 63 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 398
5 to 9 minutes: 485
10 to 14 minutes: 318
15 to 19 minutes: 498
20 to 24 minutes: 326
25 to 29 minutes: 99
30 to 34 minutes: 176
35 to 39 minutes: 15
40 to 44 minutes: 35
45 to 59 minutes: 54
60 to 89 minutes: 42
90 or more minutes: 34

Bridgewater mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,982 (78%)
Carpooled: 184 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Bicycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 274 (11%)
Other means: 25 (1%)
Worked at home: 63 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 67
$10,000 to $14,999: 112
$15,000 to $19,999: 116
$20,000 to $24,999: 92
$25,000 to $29,999: 160
$30,000 to $34,999: 151
$35,000 to $39,999: 176
$40,000 to $44,999: 99
$45,000 to $49,999: 141
$50,000 to $59,999: 150
$60,000 to $74,999: 262
$75,000 to $99,999: 166
$100,000 to $124,999: 61
$125,000 to $149,999: 16
$150,000 to $199,999: 16
$200,000 or more: 12

First ancestries reported:

German: 1101

English: 506

United States or American: 462

Other groups: 393

Irish: 331

Scottish: 194

Italian: 153

Scotch-Irish: 136

Dutch: 43

French (except Basque): 43

European: 40

British: 32

Danish: 28

Polish: 27

Swedish: 21

Yugoslavian: 21

Greek: 20

Northern European: 17

Norwegian: 17

Swiss: 14

Welsh: 12

Hungarian: 11

Austrian: 10

Turkish: 10

Pennsylvania German: 9

French Canadian: 6

Lithuanian: 5

Portuguese: 5

Scandinavian: 5

Slovak: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (40%)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (10%)
Germany (9%)
United Kingdom (7%)
El Salvador (5%)
Italy (4%)
Melanesia (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3249
Northeast: 532
Midwest: 223
South: 981
West: 51

44% of Bridgewater residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 20
7th and 8th grade: 45
9th grade: 17
10th grade: 56
11th grade: 26
12th grade, no diploma: 42
High school graduate (or equivalency): 343
Less than 1 year of college: 81
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 136
Associate degree: 98
Bachelor's degree: 283
Master's degree: 110
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 73

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 22
7th and 8th grade: 65
9th grade: 27
10th grade: 63
11th grade: 39
12th grade, no diploma: 40
High school graduate (or equivalency): 506
Less than 1 year of college: 118
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 180
Associate degree: 46
Bachelor's degree: 392
Master's degree: 183
Professional school degree: 49
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 25.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 16.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $48,858
Black householders: $25,680
Some other race householders: $39,719
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $24,702

Bridgewater household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bridgewater household income for Black householders

Bridgewater household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bridgewater marital status for males

Bridgewater marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $175,164

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,203
One, attached: 129
Two: 79
3 or 4: 187
5 to 9: 113
10 to 19: 47
20 to 49: 76
Mobile homes: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $110,990

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bridgewater:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (57%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Wood (5%) Utility gas (4%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (74%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Utility gas (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Other fuel (2%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 39

Here:	8.6%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 37

Here:	14.4%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 822

Here:	80.4%
Virginia:	20.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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