Bridgton is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 5,643 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bridgton is the 69th largest community in Maine.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bridgton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bridgton is a town of managers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bridgton who work in management occupations (23.71%), office and administrative support (9.61%), and sales jobs (6.65%). A relatively large number of people in Bridgton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.45% 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. Another notable thing is that Bridgton is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bridgton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bridgton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bridgton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bridgton may be for you. One downside of living in Bridgton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bridgton, the average commute to work is 33.07 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Bridgton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Bridgton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.80% of adults in Bridgton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Bridgton in 2022 was $40,796, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $163,184 for a family of four. However, Bridgton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Bridgton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bridgton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bridgton include Irish, English, French, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Bridgton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
