Bridgewater town, NH

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,109 ( 26 from 2010 )
Land area: 21.5 square miles
Population density: 51.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,070	96.48%	0.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	3	0.27%	0.0%
Hispanic:	30	2.71%	900.0%

Total non-White:	39	3.52%	129.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	4	0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	22	2.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,083
1,066	98.43%
2	0.18%
1	0.09%
7	0.65%
3	0.28%
3	0.28%
17	1.57%

2000
975
975	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
796
783	98.37%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
13	1.63%

1980
609
603	99.01%
2	0.33%
2	0.33%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.33%
6	0.99%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

91	9.3
17	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

192	24.1
-13	-1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

180	29.6
7	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Bridgewater town, NH

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
55.6
110	9.9%
999	90.1%
300	27.1%

478
2.32

321	67.2%
243	75.7%
18	5.6%
157	32.8%

2010
Number	Percent
49.2
182	16.8%
901	83.2%
241	22.3%

471
2.30

319	67.7%
277	86.8%
9	2.8%
152	32.3%

2000
Number	Percent
46.2
174	17.8%
801	82.2%
184	18.9%

415
2.35

294	70.8%
264	89.8%
13	4.4%
121	29.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
216	27.1%
580	72.9%
112	14.1%

299
2.66

227	75.9%
199	87.7%
10	4.4%
72	24.1%

1980
Number	Percent
40.1
125	20.5%
484	79.5%
132	21.7%

244
2.50

185	75.8%
172	93.0%
3	1.6%
59	24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Bridgewater town, NH

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	8	1.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	7	1.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	12	2.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	5	1.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	42	8.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	13	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	16	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	48	10.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	53	11.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	95	19.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	48	10.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	27	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	38	7.9%
$200,000 or more	42	8.8%

Median Household Income	77,500
Per Capita Income	50,433

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12	2.5%
Public Assistance	23	4.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	30	6.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	514	75.9%
Unemployed	8	1.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	522	77.1%
Not in Labor Force	155	22.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	257	127	66.9%
Non-Profit	36	25	59.0%
Self-Employed	50	27	64.9%

Local Government	0	10	0.0%
State Government	8	28	22.2%
Federal Government	3	13	18.8%

Total Private + Self	307	154	66.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	47	76	38.2%
Total	354	230	60.6%

Pct. Govt.	10.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	111	19.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	113	19.3%
Professional, Technical	128	21.9%
Service Occupations	82	14.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	8	1.4%
All others	150	25.7%

White Collar		60.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Construction	69	11.8%
Health care and social assistance	68	11.6%
Accommodation and food services	52	8.9%
Manufacturing	51	8.7%
Retail trade	50	8.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	40	6.8%
Other services	35	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	32	5.5%
Educational services	31	5.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	29	5.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	27	4.6%
Public administration	22	3.8%
Information	17	2.9%
Utilities	15	2.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14	2.4%
Finance and insurance	12	2.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	11	1.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	1.0%
Wholesale trade	3	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	2	0.18%
Cuban	19	1.71%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	9	0.81%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	9	0.81%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	17	1.53%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,049	96.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	19	1.7%
Spanish	9	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6	0.6%
German, other Germanic	5	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	199	17.9%
English	196	17.7%
French	182	16.4%
Italian	143	12.9%
German	118	10.6%
Scotch-Irish	88	7.9%
French Canadian	61	5.5%
Scottish	45	4.1%
Polish	42	3.8%
American	36	3.2%
Greek	31	2.8%
Swiss	25	2.3%
Swedish	24	2.2%
Welsh	20	1.8%
British	14	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,103	99.5%
Not a citizen	6	0.5%

Native	1,096	98.8%
Foreign-born	13	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
27	2.9%	26	2.8%	229	24.4%	317	33.7%	202	21.5%	139	14.8%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	27	2.9%
9-12 Years	26	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	229	24.4%
Some College	317	33.7%
Bach. Degree	202	21.5%
Grad Degree	139	14.8%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +49	D +48	D + 9.7%
D +97
2020 vs. 2012	R +120	R +99	R + 11.6%
D +21
2020 vs. 2008	R +125	R +114	R + 13.8%
D +11

2016 vs. 2008	R +76	R +162	R + 23.5%
D -86
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	91%	Donald Trump* (R)	472	55.3%	Joe Biden (D)	364	42.7%	17	2.0%	853	10	9	0.11%
2016	78%	Donald Trump (R)	423	58.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	267	37.0%	32	4.4%	722	12	13	0.10%
2012	77%	Mitt Romney (R)	352	50.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	343	49.0%	5	0.7%	700	4	3	0.10%
2008	80%	Barack Obama (D)	353	50.1%	John McCain (R)	347	49.3%	4	0.6%	704	5	4	0.10%
2004	75%	George W. Bush* (R)	348	55.1%	John Kerry (D)	280	44.3%	4	0.6%	632	6	4	0.09%
2000	70%	George W. Bush (R)	334	59.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	207	36.8%	21	3.7%	562	11	12	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bridgewater town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

364

42.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

472

55.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.0%

TOTAL

853

Turnout: 91%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 9

2016 President, Bridgewater town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

267

37.0%

Donald Trump (R)

423

58.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.3%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

722

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Bridgewater town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

343

49.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

352

50.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

700

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Bridgewater town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

353

50.1%

John McCain (R)

347

49.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

704

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Bridgewater town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

348

55.1%

John Kerry (D)

280

44.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

TOTAL

632

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2000 President, Bridgewater town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

334

59.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

207

36.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

562

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bridgewater town, NH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	73%	Don Bolduc (R)	394	57.5%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	276	40.3%	15 [+]	2.2%	685	13	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Jeremy Kauffman (Libertarian) 14 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2022	G	75%	Chris Sununu* (R)	465	65.6%	Tom Sherman (D)	237	33.4%	7 [+]	1.0%	709	9	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Kelly Halldorson (Libertarian) 4 (0.6%); Karlyn Borysenko (Libertarian) 3 (0.4%);
2020	S2	92%	Corky Messner (R)	450	52.3%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	399	46.3%	12 [+]	1.4%	861	11	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Justin O'Donnell (Libertarian) 11 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2020	G	90%	Chris Sununu* (R)	607	71.6%	Dan Feltes (D)	231	27.2%	10 [+]	1.2%	848	6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Darryl Perry (Libertarian) 9 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	G	65%	Chris Sununu* (R)	367	60.8%	Molly Kelly (D)	234	38.7%	3 [+]	0.5%	604	8	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Jilletta Jarvis (Libertarian) 3 (0.5%);
2016	S3	77%	Kelly Ayotte* (R)	415	58.6%	Maggie Hassan (D)	275	38.8%	18 [+]	2.5%	708	11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Aaron Day (I) 12 (1.7%); Brian Chabot (Libertarian) 6 (0.8%);
2016	G	65%	Colin Van Ostern (D)	299	50.0%	Chris Sununu (R)	275	46.0%	24 [+]	4.0%	598	-3	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Max Abramson (Libertarian) 22 (3.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.3%);
2014	S2	57%	Scott Brown (R)	293	55.6%	Jeanne Shaheen* (D)	234	44.4%	0	0.0%	527	7	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	58%	Walt Havenstein (R)	287	54.3%	Maggie Hassan* (D)	239	45.2%	3 [+]	0.6%	529	7	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.6%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	816
Median Value	$324,200

Occupied	478	58.6%
Vacant	338	41.4%

Owned	382	79.9%
Rented	96	20.1%
Median Rent	$1,125

Single-Family Units	700	85.8%
Detached	691	84.7%
Attached	9	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10	1.2%
Mobile Homes	77	9.4%

Bridgewater town, NH

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bridgewater town, NH

2022 Housing Data for Bridgewater town, NH

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bridgewater town, NH

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bridgewater town, NH

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bridgewater town, NH

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bridgewater town, NH

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bridgewater town, NH