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