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| Bridgeton |
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| Population 2000: | 22,771 |
| Population 2002: | 22,653 |
| Area codes: | 856 609 |
| Elevation: | 40 feet |
| Foreign born: | 12.4% (11.4% Latin America) |
| Land area: | 6.2 square miles |
| County: | Cumberland |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (23.1%), Manufacturing (17.6%), Retail trade (11.0%). |
| Population growth: | -118 (-0.52%) |
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| Races |
| Black: | 41.8% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 31.2% |
| Hispanic: | 24.5% |
| Other race: | 13.7% |
| Two or more races: | 3.6% |
| American Indian: | 2.2% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 40.2% |
| Never married: | 40.1% |
| Divorced: | 8.1% |
| Widowed: | 7.1% |
| Separated: | 4.5% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $71,500 |
| Household income: | $26,923 |
| Resident age: | 31.5 years |
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| Bridgeton Compared to New Jersey State Average |
| House age: | above |
| Number of college students: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | much below |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 57.6% |
| Unemployed: | 13.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 7.3% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 2.6% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 643 (2765.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 557.5 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 268 (1152.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 186 (800.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 103 (443.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 82 (352.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 12 (51.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 3 (12.9 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 5.9% |
| Irish: | 5.8% |
| Italian: | 5.7% |
| English: | 4.4% |
| United States: | 2.8% |
| Subsaharan African: | 1.5% |