Bridgeton is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 26,410 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Bridgeton is the 64th largest community in New Jersey.When you are in Bridgeton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.48% of Bridgeton’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Bridgeton is a city of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bridgeton who work in maintenance occupations (11.18%), sales jobs (7.32%), and farm management occupations (6.25%). One of the nice things about Bridgeton is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. The citizens of Bridgeton have a very low rate of college education: just 6.99% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Bridgeton in 2022 was $17,253, which is low income relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,012 for a family of four. However, Bridgeton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bridgeton also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.72% of its population below the federal poverty line.Bridgeton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bridgeton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Bridgeton, accounting for 52.68% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Bridgeton residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bridgeton include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Jamaican. In addition, Bridgeton has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.76%). The most common language spoken in Bridgeton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
