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Bridgeton, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Bridgeton is a Census city of 11,369 people across 14.55 square miles of land, in St. Louis County. Median household income is $72,005, 63.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 33 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $24.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bridgeton
What Bridgeton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area14.55 sq mi
- Water area0.68 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land781
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Louis 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 Bridgeton
- Population11,369
- Median age40.9
- Population under 182,475
- Share under 1821.8 percent
- Population 65 and over2,445
- Share 65 and over21.5 percent
- Households4,747
- Family households3,087
- Share of households that are families65.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bridgeton
- Median household income$72,005 plus or minus $16,699
- Per capita income$39,809
- Civilian labor force5,774
- Employed5,592
- Unemployed182 plus or minus 86
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over8,219
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher36.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bridgeton
- Housing units5,066
- Occupied units4,747
- Vacant units319 plus or minus 148
- Vacancy rate6.3 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Owner occupied2,994
- Renter occupied1,753
- Ownership rate63.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$237,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,172
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units2,921
- Share single family57.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,065
- Share in buildings of two or more40.8 percent
- Mobile homes71 plus or minus 47
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bridgeton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,653
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,432
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more775 plus or minus 218
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Drove alone77.0 percent
- Carpooled7.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home12.6 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Bridgeton (7(a))
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$24,729,700
- Average approval$749,385
- Median approval$186,100
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,196,440
- Largest approval$3,700,000
- Jobs supported447
- Jobs per approval13.5
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.2 percent
- Share to franchises6.1 percent
- Distinct lenders22
- Distinct industries by NAICS23
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bridgeton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 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 Bridgeton (504)
- Approvals27
- Gross approval$19,926,000
- Average approval$738,000
- Median approval$636,000
- Largest approval$3,459,000
- Jobs supported359
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Charged off2
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bridgeton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 13 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 Bridgeton
- NFIP communityCity of Bridgeton
- NFIP community number290339
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/04/15
The City of Bridgeton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290339 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.
St. Louis County, not Bridgeton
St. Louis County context, not Bridgeton figures
- Establishments in St. Louis County29,717
- Covered employment, St. Louis County596,676
- Average annual pay, St. Louis County$75,926
- Housing units permitted, St. Louis County1,193
Every figure in this section is published for St. Louis County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bridgeton.
All St. Louis County figures →
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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
Bridgeton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bridgeton, Missouri?
11,369, in 4,747 households. Bridgeton city covers 14.55 square miles of land, which is 781 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bridgeton in?
St. Louis 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 Bridgeton?
$72,005. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $237,700. Median gross rent is $1,172 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bridgeton businesses?
33 7(a) approvals totaling $24.7 m since FY2020, across 22 lenders, median approval $186,100, plus 27 504 approvals worth $19.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bridgeton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bridgeton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bridgeton. Only 6 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 Bridgeton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bridgeton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bridgeton, city of, community 290339, 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 Bridgeton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Louis 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 Bridgeton.
Is zoning published for Bridgeton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.