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Bridgewater Town, Massachusetts: commercial real estate data.
Bridgewater Town is a Census city of 28,471 people across 27.24 square miles of land, in Plymouth County. Median household income is $112,651, 75.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 24 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bridgewater Town
What Bridgewater Town is
- Census place typecity
- Land area27.24 sq mi
- Water area1.12 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,045
- County holding the largest share of its areaPlymouth County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Bridgewater Town
- Population28,471
- Median age37.6
- Population under 185,020
- Share under 1817.6 percent
- Population 65 and over4,936
- Share 65 and over17.3 percent
- Households9,100
- Family households6,856
- Share of households that are families75.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bridgewater Town
- Median household income$112,651
- Per capita income$46,657
- Civilian labor force15,024
- Employed14,325
- Unemployed699 plus or minus 201
- Unemployment rate4.7 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over18,458
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bridgewater Town
- Housing units9,429
- Occupied units9,100
- Vacant units329 plus or minus 222
- Vacancy rate3.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied6,876
- Renter occupied2,224
- Ownership rate75.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$533,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,092
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.3 percent
- Single family units6,701
- Share single family71.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,499
- Share in buildings of two or more26.5 percent
- Mobile homes202 plus or minus 125
- Median year structure built1984
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bridgewater Town gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute12,259
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,046
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more6,320
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.6 percent
- Drove alone72.9 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport1.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked5.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home12.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Bridgewater Town (7(a))
- Approvals24
- Gross approval$7,796,700
- Average approval$324,863
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$342,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported341
- Jobs per approval14.2
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full4
- Charged off1
- Median term84 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises4.2 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS22
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bridgewater Town, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Bridgewater Town (504)
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$9,539,000
- Average approval$733,769
- Median approval$525,000
- Largest approval$2,208,000
- Jobs supported61
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bridgewater Town, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Bridgewater Town
- NFIP communityTown of Bridgewater
- NFIP community number250260
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/16/15
The Town of Bridgewater participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 250260 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Plymouth County, not Bridgewater Town
Plymouth County context, not Bridgewater Town figures
- Establishments in Plymouth County13,421
- Covered employment, Plymouth County194,985
- Average annual pay, Plymouth County$69,858
- Housing units permitted, Plymouth County1,256
Every figure in this section is published for Plymouth County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bridgewater Town.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bridgewater Town questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bridgewater Town, Massachusetts?
28,471, in 9,100 households. Bridgewater Town city covers 27.24 square miles of land, which is 1,045 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bridgewater Town in?
Plymouth County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bridgewater Town?
$112,651. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $533,100. Median gross rent is $2,092 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bridgewater Town businesses?
24 7(a) approvals totaling $7.8 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 13 504 approvals worth $9.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bridgewater Town, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bridgewater Town borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bridgewater Town. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bridgewater Town in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bridgewater Town appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bridgewater, town of, community 250260, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bridgewater Town figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Plymouth County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bridgewater Town.
Is zoning published for Bridgewater Town?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.