Bridgton, ME

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2021 Population

1,726

6.7% 1-year decline

US Senator

Susan Collins

Republican Party

US Senator

Angus King

Independent Party

2021 Median Age

47.2

1.26% 1-year decrease

2021 Poverty Rate

15%

124% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$55,326

13% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$180,600

4.51% 1-year growth

2021 Employed Population

732

15.2% 1-year decline

About

In 2021, Bridgton, ME had a population of 1.73k people with a median age of 47.2 and a median household income of $55,326. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Bridgton, ME declined from 1,850 to 1,726, a −6.7% decrease and its median household income grew from $48,955 to $55,326, a 13% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bridgton, ME are White (Non-Hispanic) (89.7%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (8.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.04%), White (Hispanic) (0.406%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.406%).

None of the households in Bridgton, ME reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.7% of the residents in Bridgton, ME are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bridgton, ME are Birthwise Midwifery School (16 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2021, the median property value in Bridgton, ME was $180,600, and the homeownership rate was 77.9%.

Most people in Bridgton, ME drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Bridgton, ME was 1 car per household.

United States Maine Cumberland County, ME Portland-South Portland, ME York (West) & Cumberland (West) Counties PUMA, ME

Population & Diversity

Bridgton, ME is home to a population of 1.73k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2021, 0.29% of Bridgton, ME residents were born outside of the country (5 people).

In 2021, there were 10.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.55k people) in Bridgton, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 145 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 18 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%

2021 Citizenship

99.7%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 99.7% of Bridgton, ME residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Bridgton, ME was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bridgton, ME compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bridgton, ME

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.55k ± 426
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
145 ± 123
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
18 ± 19

0.406%

Hispanic Population

7 people

0.406% of the people in Bridgton, ME are hispanic (7 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Bridgton, ME as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maine.

Most Common Origin

Canada
9,400 ± 2,372 people
Germany
2,803 ± 1,298 people
China
2,753 ± 1,287 people

In 2021, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maine was Canada, the natal country of 9,400 Maine residents, followed by Germany with 2,803 and China with 2,753.

Foreign-Born Population

0.29%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

5 people

0.324%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

As of 2021, 0.29% of Bridgton, ME residents (5 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bridgton, ME was 0.324%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bridgton, ME compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
76 ± 71
Vietnam
17 ± 32
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 19

Bridgton, ME has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 4.47 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Bridgton, ME employs 732 people. The largest industries in Bridgton, ME are Information (154 people), Educational Services (144 people), and Retail Trade (109 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,746), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($70,746), and Finance & Insurance ($38,355).

Males in Maine have an average income that is 1.23 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,590. The income inequality in Maine (measured using the Gini index) is 0.436, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

732

2021 Value

± 232

−15.2%

1 Year decline

± 52.7%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Bridgton, ME declined at a rate of −15.2%, from 863 employees to 732 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bridgton, ME, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (176 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (90 people), and Management Occupations (70 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bridgton, ME.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maine (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

732

2021 Value

± 232

−15.2%

1 Year decline

± 52.7%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Bridgton, ME declined at a rate of −15.2%, from 863 employees to 732 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bridgton, ME, are Information (154 people), Educational Services (144 people), and Retail Trade (109 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bridgton, ME, though some of these residents may live in Bridgton, ME and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,797

Median earning men ± $36,602

$28,029

Median earning women ± $28,488

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,746), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,118), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($30,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Retail Trade ($43,500) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($29,904).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Maine. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maine.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Maine to other states, or from other states to Maine.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Mixed freight
$5.2B
Meat/seafood
$3.92B
Gasoline
$3.45B

In 2020, the top outbound Maine product (by dollars) was Mixed freight with $5.2B, followed by Meat/seafood ($3.92B) and Gasoline ($3.45B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Maine products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$50.5B

2020 Value in Maine

$93.4B

Projected 2050 Value in Maine

84.7% growth

In 2020, total outbound Maine trade was $50.5B. This is expected to increase 84.7% to $93.4B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Maine trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Maine to other states, or from other states to Maine.

Most Common Trade Partners

In 2020, the top outbound Maine domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Massachusetts with $6.04B, followed by New Hampshire with $3.06B and Pennsylvania and $2.13B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Maine shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Maine went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 52.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.71%).

Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing the state of Maine. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maine is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Bridgton, ME. Showing the available data for Maine.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (52.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.6%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.71%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Maine went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 52.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.71%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maine for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Maine

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Susan Collins

Senator from Maine

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Angus King

Senator from Maine

Assumed office on January 3, 2013
The independent senators, Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Senate Democratic Caucus|caucus with the Democrats.

Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing Maine.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maine over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Maine

Maine is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maine have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2021, universities in Bridgton, ME awarded 16 degrees. The student population of Bridgton, ME in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 0 male students and 39 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bridgton, ME are White (9 and 64.3%), followed by Black or African American (2 and 14.3%), Two or More Races (2 and 14.3%), and Unknown (1 and 7.14%).

The largest universities in Bridgton, ME by number of degrees awarded are Birthwise Midwifery School (16 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Bridgton, ME are Direct Entry Midwifery (16 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

Measure

In 2021 in Bridgton, ME, the percentage of applicants admitted was 60%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 100%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 39 (0% men and 100% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2021 there were 39 students enrolled in Bridgton, ME, 0% men and 100% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 21 records, of which 100% were women and 0% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Direct Entry Midwifery

Most Common

16 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for 2 to 4 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Bridgton, ME was Direct Entry Midwifery with 16 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 2 to 4 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Bridgton, ME according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Birthwise Midwifery School

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

16 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Birthwise Midwifery School with 16 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2021, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bridgton, ME, which is 0 times less than the 16 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 9 degrees mean that there were 4.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 2 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 2-year ($14,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($130) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($733) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.483% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.455% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (350k), Some college (230k), and Bachelors Degree (219k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bridgton, ME was $180,600 in 2021, which is 0.737 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $172,800 to $180,600, a 4.51% increase. The homeownership rate in Bridgton, ME is 77.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Bridgton, ME have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bridgton, ME is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$180,600

Median Property Value 2021

±$19,311

$597

Median Property Taxes

±$212

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bridgton, ME the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bridgton, ME compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

77.9%

Homeownership

2021

54%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 77.9% of the housing units in Bridgton, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bridgton, ME compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Bridgton, ME colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,326

Median Household Income

± $13,663

766

Number of Households

± 236

In 2021, the median household income of the 766 households in Bridgton, ME grew to $55,326 from the previous year's value of $48,955.

The following chart displays the households in Bridgton, ME distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bridgton, ME is from Maine.

0.436

2021 Wage GINI in Maine

0.434

2020 Wage GINI in Maine

In 2021, the income inequality in Maine was 0.436 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.498% growth from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Maine was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maine in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maine across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (83.1%)
Walked (10.1%)
Carpooled (4.37%)

In 2021, 83.1% of workers in Bridgton, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (10.1%) and those who carpooled to work (4.37%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bridgton, ME have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Bridgton, ME have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bridgton, ME compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bridgton, ME distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bridgton, ME have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bridgton, ME (241 out of 1.61k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 16 - 17, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bridgton, ME is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.8% of the population of Bridgton, ME has health coverage, with 34.9% on employee plans, 13.2% on Medicaid, 18.1% on Medicare, 24.3% on non-group plans, and 0.116% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cumberland County, ME see 595 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.335% decrease from the previous year (597 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 959 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 132 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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595 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cumberland County, ME

Primary care physicians in Cumberland County, ME see an average of 595 patients per year. This represents a 0.335% decrease from the previous year (597 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cumberland County, ME in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.5% under 18 years, 16.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 28.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.2% were men and 55.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.24%

Uninsured

34.9%

Employer Coverage

13.2%

Medicaid

18.1%

Medicare

24.3%

Non-Group

0.116%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bridgton, ME grew by 1.46% from 9.11% to 9.24%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bridgton, ME changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.