Bridgewater Demographics

PopulationBridgewater city, South DakotaSouth Dakota
Total Population607754,844
Male46.8%49.6%
Female53.2%50.4%
18 years and over74.6%73.2%
65 years and over28.3%14.3%
Married Persons67.8%57.1%
Single Persons32.2%42.9%
Median Age43.335.6
Average Family Size3.073.07
Ethnicity
White99.0%89.9%
Black or African American0.3%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%9.0%
Asian0.3%0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.0%0.1%
Other0.3%0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)1.8%1.4%
Housing CharacteristicsBridgewater city, South DakotaSouth Dakota
Total Housing Units272323,208
Median Home Cost$38,000$79,600
Number of Households245290,245
Persons per Household2.312.50
Economic CharacteristicsBridgewater city, South DakotaSouth Dakota
Median Household Income$31,765$35,282
Per Capita Income$15,855$17,562
In Labor Force52.0%68.4%
Families below poverty level5.5%9.3%
Education CharacteristicsBridgewater city, South DakotaSouth Dakota
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment8492,769
High School Enrollment2448,700
College or Graduate School842,894
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate33.2%32.9%
Associates Degree4.9%7.1%
Bachelor's Degree9.3%15.5%
Graduate or Professional Degree4.4%6.0%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census