Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Beaver
Municipality: Bridgewater borough
Total Population 751
SEX
Male 365
Female 386
AGE
Under 5 years 37
5 to 17 years 125
18 to 20 years 34
21 to 24 years 40
25 to 44 years 224
45 to 54 years 74
55 to 59 years 61
60 to 64 years 46
65 to 74 years 63
75 to 84 years 40
85 years and over 7
Median age 36.4
Under 18 years 162
Percent of total population 21.6
65 years and over 110
Percent of total population 14.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 315
Family households (families) 212
Married-couple families 156
Percent of total households 49.5
Other family, male householder 13
Other family, female householder 43
Nonfamily households 103
Percent of total households 32.7
Householder living alone 88
Householder 65 years and over 37
Persons living in households 751
Persons per household 2.38
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 649
Black 95
Percent of total population 12.6
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 6
Hispanic Origin (any race) 6
Percent of total population 0.8
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 351
Occupied housing units 315
Owner occupied 196
Percent owner occupied 62.2
Renter occupied 119
Vacant housing units 36
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.0
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.8
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2
Units with over 1 person per room 5
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 241
1-unit, attached 8
2 to 4 units 57
5 to 9 units 6
10 or more units 25
Mobile home, trailer, other 14
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 174
Less than $50,000 119
$50,000 to $99,999 49
$100,000 to $149,999 3
$150,000 to $199,999 1
$200,000 to $299,999 2
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 40,500
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 110
Less than $250 46
$250 to $499 64
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 265
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 174
White 151
Black 23
Percent of occupied units 13.2
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997