Virginia · Census place 09656
Bridgewater town, VA
Quick answer
Bridgewater town has 6,650 residents, ranking #177 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $81,012, the median home is worth $372,400 and median gross rent runs $1,141 a month.
- Population
- 6,650Bridgewater town residents
- Median household income
- $81,012Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $372,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,141Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bridgewater town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bridgewater town median would spend about 16.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.5% of residents and 64% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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