Bridgeville is a very small town located in the state of Delaware. With a population of 2,752 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bridgeville is the 24th largest community in Delaware. Bridgeville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Bridgeville, where the median household income is $61,523.00.
A relatively large number of people in Bridgeville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.86% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Bridgeville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Bridgeville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
The education level of Bridgeville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.51% of adults in Bridgeville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bridgeville in 2022 was $42,044, which is upper middle income relative to Delaware and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,176 for a family of four. However, Bridgeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bridgeville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bridgeville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bridgeville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bridgeville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.05% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bridgeville include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Haitian.
The most common language spoken in Bridgeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.