With 11,369 people, Bridgeton is a city in Missouri. There are 4,181 fewer people here than in 2000. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $237,700. The average commute runs 21 minutes. There are 781 people per square mile. The median household earns $72,005, about 12% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,005, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.9
US median: 38.9
Average education
36% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bridgeton
What changed most since 1990
White share94.0% → 55.8%(−38.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share3.6% → 23.7%(+20.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Population17,779 → 11,369(−36%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11.3%(74)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.9%(78)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.2%(211)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.1%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 656 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bridgeton, decade by decade
Bridgeton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
17,779
$92,688
$216,006
23.3%
14.4
2000
15,550
$89,655
$200,200
26.2%
33.6
2010
11,550
$74,201
$238,947
25.9%
58.0
2020
11,445
$74,185
$212,592
28.9%
73.1
2024
11,369
$72,005
$237,700
36.0%
76.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
