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Population (year 2000): 22,771. Estimated
population in July 2005: 23,959 (+5.2% change)
Males: 12,899 (56.6%), Females: 9,872 (43.4%)
Cumberland County
Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $26,923 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,500 (year 2000)
Races in Bridgeton:
- Black (41.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (31.2%)
- Hispanic (24.5%)
- Other race (13.7%)
- Two or more races (3.6%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (5.9%), Irish (5.8%), Italian
(5.7%), English (4.4%), United States (2.8%), Subsaharan African
(1.5%).
Elevation: 40 feet
Land area: 6.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bridgeton
- High school or higher: 57.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 13.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bridgeton city
- Never married: 40.1%
- Now married: 40.2%
- Separated: 4.5%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 8.1%
12.4% Foreign born (11.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,369 (+17.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Bridgeton:
- SOUTH JERSEY HOSPITAL SYSTEM (333 IRVING
AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bridgeton:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SALEM COUNTY (about 17 miles;
SALEM, NJ)
- BAYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; DOVER, DE)
- ROCKFORD CENTER (about 27 miles; NEWARK, DE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bridgeton:
- DOVER AFB (about 27 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 31 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 31 miles; WILMINGTON, DE;
ID: ILG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bridgeton:
- LI CALZI (about 3 miles; BRIDGETON, NJ; ID: N50)
- BUCKS (about 5 miles; BRIDGETON, NJ; ID: 00N)
- MILLVILLE MUNI (about 13 miles; MILLVILLE, NJ; ID:
MIV)
College/University in Bridgeton:
- SJHS SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY
(Location: IRVING & MAGNOLIA; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bridgeton:
- ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ;
Full-time enrollment: 7,587)
- GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SEWELL,
NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)
- DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; Dover,
DE; FT enrollment: 2,641)
- UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 27 miles; NEWARK, DE;
FT enrollment: 17,786)
- CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; BLACKWOOD,
NJ; FT enrollment: 7,662)
- WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 30 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE;
FT enrollment: 3,087)
- WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 31 miles;
CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 3,646)
Public high schools in Bridgeton:
- BRIDGETON HIGH (Students: 1,001; Location:
111 N.WEST AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CUMBERLAND CO TECH ED CT (Students: 36;
Location: 601 BRIDGETON AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bridgeton:
- BRIDGETON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,047;
Location: 251 WEST BROAD STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
- HOPEWELL CREST (Students: 553; Location: 122
SEWALL ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
- INDIAN AVE (Students: 524; Location: 399
INDIAN AVENUE; Grades: KG - 08)
- CHERRY STREET (Students: 504; Location: 11
CHERRY STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
- BUCKSHUTEM ROAD (Students: 498; Location: 550
BUCKSHUTEM ROAD; Grades: PK - 08)
- WEST AVE (Students: 453; Location: 51 NORTH
WEST AVENUE; Grades: KG - 08)
- QUARTER MILE LANE (Students: 321; Location:
300 QUARTER MILE LANE; Grades: PK - 08)
- FAIRFIELD T PRIM FAIRTON (Students: 303;
Location: 13 RAMAH ROAD; Grades: PK - 04)
- FAIRFIELD T MIDDLE GOULDT (Students: 257;
Location: 1112 BRIDGETON-MILLVILLE PIKE; Grades: 05 -
08)
- STOW CREEK TOWNSHIP (Students: 138; Location:
11 GUM TREE CORNER ROAD; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Bridgeton:
- WOODLAND COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 166;
Location: 1216 ROADSTOWN RD.; Grades: PK - 8)
- IMMACULATE CONCEPTIION SCHOOL (Students: 155;
Location: 398 N PEARL STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- BRIDGETON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 91;
Location: 27 CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
- UPPER DEERFIELD PRE-SCHOOL (Students: 48;
Location: 122 DEERFIELD PIKE; Grades: PK - KG)
- DEVEREUX-NJCA (Students: 36; Location: 186
ROADSTOWN ROAD; Grades: UG - UG)
- COHANSEY SDA SCHOOL (Students: 21; Location:
256 PECKS CORNER COHANSEY RD; Grades: KG - 7)
Libraries in Bridgeton:
- CUMBERLAND COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,108,967; Location: 800 E. COMMERCE STREET; 260,829
books; 2,834 audio materials; 2,602 video materials; 253
serial subscriptions)
- BRIDGETON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$350,059; Location: 150 E. COMMERCE ST.; 64,575 books;
724 audio materials; 1,916 video materials; 93 serial
subscriptions)
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