How many renters in Bridgewater Center, NJ pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Bridgewater Center, NJ, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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70.1% (±34.5 points) of renting households in Bridgewater Center, NJ spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

70.1% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 50.0% or more of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 70.1% (±34.5 points)
Paying 35% or more: 70.1% (±28.7 points)
Median share of income: 50.0% or more

Rent as a share of income in Bridgewater Center

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Bridgewater Center	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Less than 15%	4.7% (±9.3 points)	11.5%	12.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	1.9% (±3.5 points)	13.3%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	14.2% (±23.4 points)	13.7%	12.6%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.0% (±14.8 points)	12.5%	11.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	0.0% (±19.1 points)	8.5%	8.9%	9.2%
35% or more	70.1% (±28.7 points)	40.5%	42.7%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Bridgewater Center against Somerset County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Bridgewater Center	Somerset County	New Jersey	United States
Paying 30% or more	70.1% (±34.5 points)	49.0% (±3.0 points)	51.6% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	70.1% (±28.7 points)	40.5% (±2.6 points)	42.7% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	50.0% or more	29.6% (±1.0 points)	30.9% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$47,841 (±$14,840)	$82,470 (±$5,113)	$62,674 (±$718)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$2,662 (±$583)	$2,033 (±$52)	$1,720 (±$7)	$1,413

In Bridgewater Center, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Somerset County (49.0%).

It is not measurably different from New Jersey (51.6%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (51.1%).

In Somerset County, Bridgewater Center ranks 4 of 24 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 44 of 237.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Bridgewater Center

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bridgewater Center
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Bridgewater Center	—	70.1% (±34.5 points)	—
Green Knoll	1.7 mi	53.1% (±18.8 points)	Not measurably different
Raritan Borough	2.2 mi	44.6% (±10.0 points)	Not measurably different
Bradley Gardens	2.3 mi	42.8% (±17.7 points)	Not measurably different
Somerville Borough	3.0 mi	41.9% (±9.1 points)	Not measurably different
Martinsville	3.7 mi	47.7% (±52.8 points)	Not measurably different
The Hills	3.8 mi	41.0% (±12.7 points)	Not measurably different
Branchburg Township	4.7 mi	46.7% (±20.2 points)	Not measurably different
Finderne	4.7 mi	46.5% (±17.2 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Somerset County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1 (tie)	Lyons	100.0% (±100.7 points)
1 (tie)	Weston	100.0% (±110.3 points)
3	Bedminster	87.3% (±22.3 points)
4	Bridgewater Center	70.1% (±34.5 points)
5	Somerset	54.9% (±12.1 points)
6	Belle Mead	53.3% (±25.2 points)
7	Green Knoll	53.1% (±18.8 points)
8	Blackwells Mills	49.3% (±56.8 points)
9	Martinsville	47.7% (±52.8 points)
10	Basking Ridge	47.4% (±24.8 points)

Showing 10 of 24 places in Somerset County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Bridgewater Center is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside Bridgewater Township, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bridgewater Center

Are renters in Bridgewater Center rent-burdened?

70.1% of renting households in Bridgewater Center pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Bridgewater Center spend on rent?

The median renting household in Bridgewater Center, NJ spends 50.0% or more of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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