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Bridgewater, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Bridgewater is a Census city of 451 people across 1.13 square miles of land, in McCook County. Median household income is $47,083, 72.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bridgewater
What Bridgewater is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.13 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land401
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcCook 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
- Population451
- Median age48.7 plus or minus 10.7
- Population under 1891 plus or minus 36
- Share under 1820.2 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over140 plus or minus 36
- Share 65 and over31.0 percent
- Households207
- Family households99 plus or minus 27
- Share of households that are families47.8 percent plus or minus 9.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bridgewater
- Median household income$47,083 plus or minus $12,615
- Per capita income$30,034
- Civilian labor force226 plus or minus 49
- Employed218 plus or minus 48
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over318
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.8 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bridgewater
- Housing units226
- Occupied units207
- Vacant units19 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate8.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Owner occupied149 plus or minus 36
- Renter occupied58 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate72.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$116,100 plus or minus $38,459
- Median gross rent, monthly$729
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Single family units181 plus or minus 39
- Share single family80.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more43 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more19.0 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bridgewater gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute192 plus or minus 44
- Commuting under 15 minutes74 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.5 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more78 plus or minus 32
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.6 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Drove alone68.5 percent
- Carpooled20.2 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.9 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Bridgewater (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$284,000
- Average approval$284,000
- Median approval$284,000
- Largest approval$284,000
- Jobs supported1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bridgewater, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 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
- NFIP communityCity of Bridgewater
- NFIP community number460158
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/11/25
The City of Bridgewater participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460158 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.
McCook County, not Bridgewater
McCook County context, not Bridgewater figures
- Establishments in McCook County184
- Covered employment, McCook County1,338
- Average annual pay, McCook County$50,576
- Housing units permitted, McCook County21
Every figure in this section is published for McCook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bridgewater.
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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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
Bridgewater questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bridgewater, South Dakota?
451, in 207 households. Bridgewater city covers 1.13 square miles of land, which is 401 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bridgewater in?
McCook 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?
$47,083. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $116,100. Median gross rent is $729 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bridgewater in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bridgewater appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bridgewater, city of, community 460158, 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 figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McCook 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.
Is zoning published for Bridgewater?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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