Bridgewater is a city of 451 people in South Dakota. At a median age of 48.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $116,100. Households here earn about 37% less than in South Dakota as a whole. 1% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $47,083, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 67%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bridgewater
What changed most since 1990
Median age55.6 → 48.7(−6.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$48,001 → $116,100(+142%)US over the same years: +67%
White share99.6% → 93.6%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)23.8%(5)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era42.9%(9)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 21 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
Bridgewater, decade by decade
Bridgewater 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
545
$41,358
$48,001
12.6%
0.9
2000
607
$57,865
$69,405
13.7%
7.6
2010
492
$49,750
$80,416
19.1%
7.9
2020
511
$61,359
$67,268
16.3%
35.4
2024
451
$47,083
$116,100
13.8%
15.3
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.
