Bridgeton is home to 427 people in North Carolina. 34.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 31.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 46% less than in North Carolina as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $165,500.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $38,929, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 31.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 26%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bridgeton
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate7.7% → 34.9%(+27.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants44.8% → 72.3%(+27.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age35.1 → 31.9(−3.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)13.9%(5)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.9%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.8%(10)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 36 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
485
$53,440
$108,003
13.9%
15.1
2000
328
$55,333
$131,159
14.8%
10.4
2010
454
$68,846
$143,282
19.7%
44.6
2020
349
$56,562
$150,656
32.9%
49.7
2024
427
$38,929
$165,500
20.1%
46.1
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.
