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Population (year 2000): 5,203. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,399 (+3.8% change)
 
Males: 2,341   (45.0%)
Females: 2,862   (55.0%)

Rockingham County

Median resident age:   34.0 years
Virginia median age:   35.7 years

Zip codes: 22812 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,800 (it was $41,038 in 2000)
Bridgewater   $48,800
Virginia:   $54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $179,900 (it was $126,300 in 2000)
Bridgewater   $179,900
Virginia:   $212,300

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Races in Bridgewater:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Black (2.5%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)


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Ancestries: German (26.8%), English (13.6%), Irish (10.5%), United States (8.9%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%), Scottish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1835

Elevation: 1192 feet

Land area: 2.40 square miles.

Population density: 2257 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Bridgewater

For population 25 years and over in Bridgewater

  • High school or higher: 84.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bridgewater town

  • Never married: 25.9%
  • Now married: 59.5%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 5.2%

164 residents are foreign born (1.5% Latin America, 1.3% Europe).

This town:   3.2%
Virginia:   8.1%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Bridgewater, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bridgewater to the number of sex offenders is 773 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bridgewater:   0.6% ($791)
Virginia:   0.9% ($1,143)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lynchburg, VA (69.4 miles , pop. 65,269).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (139.3 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (285.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Mount Crawford, VA (2.8 miles ), Dayton, VA (2.9 miles ), Harrisonburg, VA (7.7 miles ), Weyers Cave, VA (7.9 miles ), Grottoes, VA (12.9 miles ), Verona, VA (13.3 miles ), Massanutten, VA (15.8 miles ), Staunton, VA (17.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 31 buildings, average cost: $89,200
  • 1997: 27 buildings, average cost: $82,700
  • 1998: 20 buildings, average cost: $95,300
  • 1999: 26 buildings, average cost: $106,200
  • 2000: 31 buildings, average cost: $123,400
  • 2001: 24 buildings, average cost: $159,900
  • 2002: 23 buildings, average cost: $157,500
  • 2003: 22 buildings, average cost: $151,300
  • 2004: 28 buildings, average cost: $165,700
  • 2005: 20 buildings, average cost: $191,900
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 38.39 N, Longitude: 78.97 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,460 (+28.1%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 847 (33.3%)


874 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
198 people in nursing homes

Area code: 540

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Bridgewater, Virginia business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +1,026 (+24.6%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (14%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (26%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)



 

Crime in Bridgewater by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 1 0 0 0 0 1
    per 100,000 18.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.3
Robberies 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assaults 0 1 1 0 1 4
    per 100,000 0.0 18.7 19.1 0.0 18.6 73.2
Burglaries 5 6 10 10 11 7
    per 100,000 94.6 111.9 191.1 187.8 204.6 128.0
Thefts 34 27 24 32 29 17
    per 100,000 643.6 503.6 458.6 600.9 539.3 311.0
Auto thefts 2 3 2 6 2 1
    per 100,000 37.9 56.0 38.2 112.7 37.2 18.3
Arson 1 1 0 0 1 0
    per 100,000 18.9 18.7 0.0 0.0 18.6 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 50.5 36.2 38.6 46.2 42.6 52.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (9 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   1.66
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Bridgewater, Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Bridgewater-area historical tornado activity is below Virginia state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/30/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.5 miles away from the Bridgewater town center killed 11 people and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/30/1959, a category 3 tornado 37.6 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Birthplace of: Zac Lowe - College football player (Virginia Tech Hokies).


Hospitals/medical centers near Bridgewater:
  • ROCKINGHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA)
  • WESTERN STATE HOSP (about 18 miles; STAUNTON, VA)
  • WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; STAUNTON, VA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bridgewater:
  • SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL (about 12 miles; STAUNTON/WAYNESBORO/HARRIS, VA; ID: SHD)
  • CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE (about 40 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; ID: CHO)
  • LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 76 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bridgewater:
  • BRIDGEWATER AIR PARK (about 2 miles; BRIDGEWATER, VA; ID: VBW)
  • EAGLE'S NEST (about 23 miles; WAYNESBORO, VA; ID: W13)
  • NEW MARKET (about 26 miles; NEW MARKET, VA; ID: 8W2)

Amtrak station near Bridgewater:
  • 18 miles: STAUNTON (1 MIDDLEBROOK AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.town.bridgewater.va.us
College/University in Bridgewater:
  • BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,210; Location: 402 E COLLEGE ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.bridgewater.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bridgewater:
  • JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; HARRISONBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 14,447)
  • UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 39 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 19,602)
  • PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
  • WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
  • LORD FAIRFAX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; MIDDLETOWN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,064)
  • LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 5,348)
  • SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; WINCHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,030)
Public high school in Bridgewater:
  • TURNER ASHBY HIGH (Students: 1,124; Location: 800 N MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Bridgewater:
  • BLUE RIDGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 231; Location: P.O. BOX 207; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Bridgewater:
  • JOHN W. WAYLAND ELEM. (Students: 564; Location: 801 NORTH MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 05)

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Notable location: Bridgewater Home of the Aged (A) .

Cemeteries: Greenwood Cemetery (1) , Oaklawn Cemetery (2) .

River: Dry River (A) .

Park in Bridgewater: Bridgewater Historic District (1) .

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bridgewater and their reported violations in the past:

FERGUSON MOBILE HOME COURT (Population served: 84, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (NOV-30-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-2004), St Public Notif received (DEC-21-2004)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bridgewater that have no violations reported:
  • BRIDGEWATER, TOWN OF (Address: P. O. Box 72, Population served: 5203, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:
This town:   2.3 people
Virginia:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   67.2%
Whole state:   68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   2.9%
Whole state:   4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   5.3%
Whole state:   9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   1.6%
Whole state:   4.3%

Bridgewater compared to Virginia state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.
Banks with branches in Bridgewater (2007 data):
  • Rockingham Heritage Bank: Bridgewater Branch at 309 N Main St, branch established on 2004-04-01. Info updated 2006-07-14: Bank assets: $432.3 mil, Deposits: $352.2 mil, headquarters in Harrisonburg, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Premier Community Bankshares, Inc.
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: Bridgewater Branch at 111 North Main Street, branch established on 1898-02-02. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Bridgewater Branch at 500 North Main Street, branch established on 1900-03-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • Carter Bank & Trust: Bridgewater Branch at 317 North Main Street, branch established on 2005-07-11. Info updated 2007-01-10: Bank assets: $2,664.7 mil, Deposits: $2,371.6 mil, headquarters in Martinsville, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 126 total offices
  • Farmers & Merchants Bank: Bridgewater Branch at 100 Plaza Drive, branch established on 1995-03-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $362.5 mil, Deposits: $290.0 mil, headquarters in Timberville, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: F & M Bank Corp.
  • SunTrust Bank: Bridgewater Retirement Community Bra at 210 Virginia Avenue, branch established on 1999-08-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 3 $7,784 $31,136 0 $0
Other and Unallocable 3 $4,979 $19,916 1 $620
Water Supply 7 $15,928 $27,305 1 $443
Parks and Recreation 6 $9,432 $18,864 1 $620
Sewerage 5 $11,214 $26,914 0 $0
Solid Waste Management 4 $6,044 $18,132 0 $0
Streets and Highways 6 $12,795 $25,590 0 $0
Police Protection - Officers 8 $23,615 $35,423 0 $0
Other Government Administration 5 $16,988 $40,771 2 $1,328
Totals for Government 47 $108,778 $27,773 5 $3,011


Bridgewater government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $796,000
    Solid Waste Management: $200,000
    All Other: $195,000
    Parks & Recreation: $20,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $57,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $769,000
    Regular Highways: $597,000
    Sewerage: $440,000
    Police Protection: $419,000
    General Public Buildings: $349,000
    General - Other: $275,000
    Parks & Recreation: $259,000
    Financial Administration: $222,000
    Solid Waste Management: $214,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $154,000
    Central Staff Services: $148,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $65,000
    Fire Protection: $20,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $116,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $80,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $89,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,172,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,315,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,334,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $153,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $50,000
    Interest Earnings: $15,000
    Rents: $15,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $941,000
    Regular Highways: $58,000
    Sewerage: $44,000
    Water Utilities: $39,000
    Parks & Recreation: $21,000
    Financial Administration: $16,000
    Police Protection: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,440,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $784,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $424,000
    General Support: $116,000
    All Other: $14,000
  • Tax - Property: $456,000
    Public Utilities: $342,000
    NEC: $246,000
    Other Selective Sales: $180,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $72,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,420,000

6.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,338 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.62%
Virginia average:   11.06%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($355 average AGI)
Rockingham County:   0.09%
Virginia average:   0.41%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Harrisonburg city, VA  1.77% ($38,181 average AGI)
from Augusta County, VA  0.55% ($33,072)
from Page County, VA  0.39% ($28,352)


5.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,756 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.85%
Virginia average:   10.78%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($82 average AGI)
Rockingham County:   0.04%
Virginia average:   0.22%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Harrisonburg city, VA  1.69% ($26,564 average AGI)
to Augusta County, VA  0.71% ($47,021)
to Shenandoah County, VA  0.31% ($38,581)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bridgewater:
  • WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
  • WHBG (1360 AM; 5 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
  • WKCY (1300 AM; 5 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKCI (970 AM; 5 kW; WAYNESBORO, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKDW (900 AM; 3 kW; STAUNTON, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBTX (1470 AM; 5 kW; BROADWAY-TIMBERVILLE, VA; Owner: MASSANUTTEN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WNLR (1150 AM; 3 kW; CHURCHVILLE, VA; Owner: NEW LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WKTR (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; EARLYSVILLE, VA; Owner: WKTR, INC.)
  • WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WINA (1070 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: EURE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WTON (1240 AM; 1 kW; STAUNTON, VA; Owner: HIGH IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bridgewater:
  • WQPO (100.7 FM; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
  • WACL (98.5 FM; ELKTON, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJDV (105.1 FM; BRIDGEWATER, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
  • WMRA (90.7 FM; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY BOARD OF VISITORS)
  • WBHB-FM (96.1 FM; BROADWAY, VA; Owner: HJV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTON-FM (94.3 FM; STAUNTON, VA; Owner: HIGH IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WMXH-FM (105.7 FM; LURAY, VA; Owner: EASY RADIO, INC.)
  • WVTU (89.3 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WCYK-FM (99.7 FM; STAUNTON, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKCY-FM (104.3 FM; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLTK (103.3 FM; NEW MARKET, VA; Owner: MASSANUTTEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPVA (90.1 FM; WAYNESBORO, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WMRY (103.5 FM; CROZET, VA; Owner: JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY BOARD OF VISITORS)
  • WEMC (91.7 FM; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBOP (106.3 FM; CHURCHVILLE, VA; Owner: SHENANDOAH VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WVLS (89.7 FM; MONTEREY, VA; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
  • WNRS-FM (89.9 FM; SWEET BRIAR, VA; Owner: SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE)
  • WQWV (103.7 FM; FISHER, WV; Owner: MCGUIRE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WSVO (93.1 FM; STAUNTON, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWWV (97.5 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: EURE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bridgewater:
  • WAZM-CA (Channel 25; STAUNTON-WAYNESBORO, VA; Owner: RUARCH ASSOCIATES LLC)
  • W45AW (Channel 45; FULKS RUN, VA; Owner: SHENANDOAH VALLEY EDUCATIONAL TV CORP.)

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