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- Bridgeton is 0% more densely populated than Mechanicsburg.
- People are 50.0% less likely to be married in Bridgeton.
- The Median Age is 8.4 years younger in Bridgeton.
 Mechanicsburg, PABridgeton, NJUnited States
 Population  Unlock26,643329,725,481
 Female Population48.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population51.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock29.738.4
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 Population - 20108,937  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock22,771285,036,114
 Population - 19909,452  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-4.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,277.993.4
 Land Area2.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Mechanicsburg, PABridgeton, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock9.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock17.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock3.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.7%1.9%
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 Race
 Mechanicsburg, PABridgeton, NJUnited States
 White84.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock33.3%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock50.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Mechanicsburg, PABridgeton, NJUnited States
 Married Population50.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock22.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock75.0%50.2%
 Never Married31.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.0%10.8%
 Widowed6.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock3.482.60
 Households4,037  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,15480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock16.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,541  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock43.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mechanicsburg    3 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We moved here in the summer of 2016 from out of state with high hopes and for all the right reasons > job, family (my husband, a Penn State grad, was born & raised in  More

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Over 12 years ago

Greetings everyone, I grew up in Allentown PA and moved to Mechanicsburg in 2000 when attempting to reconcile with my ex-wife. My son had just started kindergarten  More

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Over 16 years ago

It is reserve and  More

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Reviews for Bridgeton    4 Reviews

I like where I'm from , but as far as help in the community its self there's very little resources, this community is a who you know type of community .... there are no  More

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Over 10 years ago

I Was born in the neighboring city but raised in Bridgeton. Back then it was great place to live. The city was full of life and jobs. Everyone knew everyone and looked  More

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Over 15 years ago

I used to think the city officials were simply incompetent, I’ve since been proven wrong. They are simply corrupt. They pass local laws with the label of “cleaning up”  More

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