Moving to Bridgeton, North Carolina

Population: 328. Estimated population in July 2024: 307 (-6.4% change)
Males: 159 (48.5%), Females: 169 (51.5%)

Craven County

Zip code: 28519

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.5 years
Median household income: $30,375
Median house value: $75,000

Population by Race

Races in Bridgeton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Black (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (34.1%), Irish (25.3%), United States (9.1%), German (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (6.1%), Italian (4.6%).

Elevation: 6 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bridgeton

  • High school or higher: 76.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bridgeton town

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 45.5%
  • Separated: 8.0%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 16.4%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -178 (-35.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bridgeton:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bridgeton:

  • CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 4 miles; NEW BERN, NC; Abbreviation: EWN)
  • CHERRY POINT MCAS /CUNNINGHAM FIELD/ (about 19 miles; CHERRY POINT, NC; Abbreviation: NKT)
  • KINSTON RGNL JETPORT AT STALLINGS FLD (about 43 miles; KINSTON, NC; Abbreviation: ISO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bridgeton:

  • WARREN FIELD (about 31 miles; WASHINGTON, NC; Abbreviation: OCW)
  • MICHAEL J. SMITH FIELD (about 38 miles; BEAUFORT, NC; Abbreviation: MRH)
  • PITT-GREENVILLE (about 44 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bridgeton:

  • COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
  • EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
  • PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-WILMINGTON (about 87 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 8,996)
  • CAPE FEAR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; WILMINGTON, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,550)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 121 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)