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Bridgewater, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bridgewater, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 37,972. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BRIDGEWATER-NJ · Bridgewater, NJ 1 ZIPs · 37,972 pop · #517/25278 · Somerset County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $168,696
  • RANK-TOP #517/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Hillsborough
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-SMALL 37,972
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $591,200

Nearest income peer: Hillsborough, NJ ( $15,140 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bridgewater

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bridgewater on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bridgewater, NJ sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
37,972
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$168,696
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $168,696 and home value $591,200 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 60.8%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bridgewater as a pure owner town.

Within New Jersey, Stone Harbor is the closest lower-income city and Randolph the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bridgewater.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 08807, is all of Bridgewater

There is no split to weigh here: 08807 holds every one of Bridgewater's 37,972 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Bridgewater's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,246 establishments, 34,211 employees , annual payroll $4,090,717k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08807 (1,246 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (247) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Bridgewater, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Somerset County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bridgewater. See the Somerset County roll-up →

Bridgewater sits in the upper half of Somerset County on income: Somerset, Hillsborough and Somerville report less, while Basking Ridge, Warren and Belle Mead report more. Bound Brook marks the far end of that range at $93,341, 45% below Bridgewater.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08807 37,972 $168,696 1,246 574
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Bridgewater roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bridgewater, .