Welcome to West Bridgewater!

                                                                        ©2004 Tracey McCarthy

Located in Plymouth County, West Bridgewater is a small residential town in Southeast Massachusetts at the junctions of Rts. 24  & 106 with borders on Brockton, Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, Raynham & Easton and is approximately 25 miles south of Boston.  Although its close proximity to routes 24 and 495 has allowed the town to grow both commercially and in population, West Bridgewater retains its small town atmosphere with the flowing rivers, rolling fields and working farms that still dot its landscape as well as with the rich history found within its borders.

Population (year 2000): 6,634, Est. population in July 2004: 6,844 (+3.2% change)
Males: 3,244 (48.9%), Females: 3,390 (51.1%)

Elevation: 65 feet

County: Plymouth

Median resident age: 40.1 years
Median household income: $55,958 (year 2000)
Median house value: $173,500 (year 2000)

West Bridgewater, MA residents, houses, and apartments details

Races in West Bridgewater:

Ancestries: Irish (31.5%), English (19.0%), Italian (16.5%), Swedish (6.8%), French (6.2%), German (5.0%).

For population 25 years and over in West Bridgewater

• High school or higher: 88.0%

• Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%

• Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%

• Unemployed: 3.1%

• Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Bridgewater town

• Never married: 25.5%

• Now married: 55.7%

• Separated: 1.4%

• Widowed: 7.3%

• Divorced: 10.1%

3.6% Foreign born (1.7% Europe, 0.7% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).