Bridgeville, DE

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2024 Population
2,745
US Senator
Chris Coons
Democratic Party
US Senator
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic Party
US Representative
Sarah McBride
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
62.6
0.949% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
13.4%
4.43% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$64,879
6.82% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$400,900
0.881% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
887
11.2% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Bridgeville, DE 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.

92.6% of the residents in Bridgeville, DE are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Bridgeville, DE was $400,900, and the homeownership rate was 72%.

Most people in Bridgeville, DE drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Bridgeville, DE was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Bridgeville, DE is home to a population of 2.75k people, from which 92.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.2% of Bridgeville, DE residents were born outside of the country (307 people).

In 2024, there were 2.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.56k people) in Bridgeville, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 665 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 304 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.6%
2024 Citizenship
94.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.6% of Bridgeville, DE residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bridgeville, DE was 94.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bridgeville, DE
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.56k ± 246
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    665 ± 193
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    304 ± 252
17.4%
Hispanic Population
477 people

In 2024, there were 2.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.56k people) in Bridgeville, DE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 665 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 304 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

17.4% of the people in Bridgeville, DE are hispanic (477 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bridgeville, DE as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Delaware.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    15,383 ± 3,022 people
  2. India
    11,725 ± 2,643 people
  3. Guatemala
    6,344 ± 1,949 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Delaware was Mexico, the natal country of 15,383 Delaware residents, followed by India with 11,725 and Guatemala with 6,344.

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Foreign-Born Population

11.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
307 people
10.4%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
278 people

As of 2024, 11.2% of Bridgeville, DE residents (307 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bridgeville, DE was 10.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    97 ± 41
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    37 ± 53
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    18 ± 18

Bridgeville, DE has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.62 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Bridgeville, DE employs 887 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bridgeville, DE were Health Care & Social Assistance (174 people), Manufacturing (157 people), and Retail Trade (110 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($130,341), Wholesale Trade ($55,625), and Educational Services ($52,321).

Employment

Occupations

887
2024 Value
± 227
11.2%
1 Year growth
± 31%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bridgeville, DE grew at a rate of 11.2%, from 798 employees to 887 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bridgeville, DE, are Material Moving Occupations (114 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (113 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (100 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bridgeville, DE.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

887
2024 Value
± 227
11.2%
1 Year growth
± 31%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bridgeville, DE grew at a rate of 11.2%, from 798 employees to 887 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bridgeville, DE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (174 people), Manufacturing (157 people), and Retail Trade (110 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bridgeville, DE, though some of these residents may live in Bridgeville, DE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$43,684
Median earning men ± $14,124
$41,053
Median earning women ± $4,394

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($130,114), Construction ($52,250), and Public Administration ($51,563).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,891), Manufacturing ($40,938), and Construction ($36,250).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.43%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 472k people employed in Delaware. This represents a 2.43% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.1%.

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

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing the state of Delaware. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Bridgeville, DE. Showing the available data for Delaware.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (56.5%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41.8%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.904%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Delaware went to Kamala Harris with 56.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.904%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Delaware for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Delaware

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Chris Coons
Senator from Delaware2
Assumed office on November 15, 2010
Elected to the seat to succeed Ted Kaufman, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Joe Biden, who had become Vice President of the United States.
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Senator from Delaware1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester are the senators currently representing Delaware.

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 Delaware over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Bridgeville, DE

Sarah McBride
District at-large Representative
Democratic Party

Bridgeville, DE is currently represented by Sarah McBride (Democratic Party).

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Bridgeville, DE was $400,900 in 2024, which is 1.2 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $397,400 to $400,900, a 0.881% increase. The homeownership rate in Bridgeville, DE is 72%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bridgeville, DE have an average commute time of 29.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bridgeville, DE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$400,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$36,993
$978
Median Property Taxes
±$253

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 Bridgeville, DE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

72%
Homeownership
2024
60.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72% of the housing units in Bridgeville, DE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 73.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$64,879
Median Household Income
± $18,205
1.36k
Number of Households
± 300

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.36k households in Bridgeville, DE declined from $64,879 from the previous year's value of $69,631.

The following chart displays the households in Bridgeville, DE 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 $30k - $35k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bridgeville, DE is from Delaware.
0.456
2023 Wage GINI in Delaware
0.457
2022 Wage GINI in Delaware

In 2023, the income inequality in Delaware was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.24% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Delaware was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Delaware in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (69.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (21.9%)
  3. Carpooled (5.65%)

In 2024, 69.8% of workers in Bridgeville, DE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.9%) and those who carpooled to work (5.65%).

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.

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Commute Time

29.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bridgeville, DE have a longer commute time (29.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.55% of the workforce in Bridgeville, DE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bridgeville, DE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bridgeville, DE have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bridgeville, DE (369 out of 2.75k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bridgeville, DE is Other, followed by Hispanic 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.

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Health

94.1% of the population of Bridgeville, DE has health coverage, with 19.3% on employee plans, 21.2% on Medicaid, 36.8% on Medicare, 16.8% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Delaware see 1,356 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,356 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2181 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 296 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.2% were men and 54.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 17.3% under 18 years, 8.12% between 18 and 34 years, 28.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 45.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.2% were men and 54.8% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

5.87%
Uninsured
19.3%
Employer Coverage
21.2%
Medicaid
36.8%
Medicare
16.8%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bridgeville, DE grew by 75.4% from 3.34% to 5.87%.

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

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