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Population (year 2000): 2,728. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,703 (-0.9% change)
 

Males: 1,294  (47.4%)
Females: 1,434  (52.6%)

Jackson County

Median resident age:  38.4 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35740.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,900 (it was $28,981 in 2000)
Bridgeport  $27,900
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $55,600 (it was $55,700 in 2000)
Bridgeport  $55,600
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Bridgeport:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.8%)
  • Black (8.0%)
  • American Indian (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)


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Ancestries: United States (25.1%), Irish (9.1%), German (3.7%), English (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 672 feet

Land area: 3.12 square miles.

Population density: 862 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bridgeport

  • High school or higher: 59.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bridgeport city

  • Never married: 18.2%
  • Now married: 54.0%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 12.0%
  • Divorced: 13.5%

24 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.9%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Bridgeport, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bridgeport to the number of sex offenders is 895 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bridgeport:  0.4% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (31.8 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (110.1 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (495.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: South Pittsburg, TN (4.3 miles ), New Hope, TN (5.8 miles ), Long Island, AL (6.0 miles ), Orme, TN (7.4 miles) , Kimball, TN (7.5 miles ), Stevenson, AL (9.4 miles ), Jasper, TN (10.8 miles ), Sand Mountain, GA (11.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $50,700
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $50,700
  • 1998: 7 buildings, average cost: $50,700
  • 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $50,700
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $50,700
  • 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $50,700
  • 2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $50,700
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $50,700
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $50,700
  • 2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $50,700
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $50,700

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Latitude: 34.95 N, Longitude: 85.72 W


Area code: 256

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Population change in the 1990s: -235 (-7.9%).


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Most common industries for males:



  • Textile mills and textile products (21%)
  • Metal and metal products (14%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Paper (4%)
  • Utilities (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Textile mills and textile products (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (17%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (18%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)


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Crime in Bridgeport by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004
Murders 0100
    per 100,000 0.036.30.00.0
Rapes 0110
    per 100,000 0.036.336.80.0
Robberies 0100
    per 100,000 0.036.30.00.0
Assaults 6787
    per 100,000 219.1254.4294.4260.2
Burglaries 25182025
    per 100,000 912.7654.1736.1929.4
Thefts 82939179
    per 100,000 2993.83379.43349.32936.8
Auto thefts 19111117
    per 100,000 693.7399.7404.9632.0
Arson N/AN/A12
    per 100,000 N/AN/A36.874.3
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 162.0) 282.9376.5306.2285.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 10 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.23
US city average:  3.00

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Bridgeport-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 112% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 42.8 miles away from the Bridgeport city center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 31.1 miles away from the city center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bridgeport:
  • GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; JASPER, TN)
  • MOCCASSIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 29 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA (about 29 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bridgeport:
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 37 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 57 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 76 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bridgeport:
  • STEVENSON (about 8 miles; STEVENSON, AL; ID: 7A6)
  • MARION COUNTY-BROWN FIELD (about 12 miles; JASPER, TN; ID: APT)
  • FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 21 miles; SEWANEE, TN; ID: UOS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bridgeport:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 31 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 66 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
Public elementary/middle schools in Bridgeport:
  • BRIDGEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 258; Location: 1014 JACOBS AVE; Grades: KG - 04)
  • BRIDGEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 205; Location: 620 JACOBS AVENUE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Bridgeport:
  • BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $27,307; Location: 116 JIM B. THOMAS AVENUE; 7,503 books; 46 audio materials; 26 video materials; 28 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Bridgeport include: Bridgeport Baptist Church (A), Bridgeport United Methodist Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), First Baptist Church of Bridgeport (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Abbott Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Bridgeport: Bridgeport Community Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Russell Cave National Monument - Russell Cave Road (Recreation Areas; 3729 County Road 98).

Hotel: Hess Motor Inn (50621 Al Highway 277).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bridgeport and their reported violations in the past:

BRIDGEPORT UTILITIES BOARD (Population served: 5373, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  68.5%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.0%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  13.4%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.5%
Whole state:  7.3%

Bridgeport compared to Alabama state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Bridgeport (2007 data):
  • The North Jackson Bank: Bridgeport Branch at Bridgeport Plaza Shopping Center, Highway 72, branch established on 1988-06-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $165.0 mil, Deposits: $124.2 mil, headquarters in Stevenson, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: 1st Jackson Bancshares, Inc.
  • The First National Bank, Scottsboro, Alabama: Bridgeport Branch at 51616 Old Highway 72, branch established on 1969-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $290.1 mil, Deposits: $237.8 mil, headquarters in Scottsboro, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Fns Bancshares, Inc.



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4.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,157 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.91%
Alabama average:  6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from DeKalb County, AL  0.94% ($23,419 average AGI)
from Madison County, AL  0.46% ($37,810)
from Marshall County, AL  0.30% ($32,574)


4.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.70%
Alabama average:  6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to DeKalb County, AL  0.89% ($26,632 average AGI)
to Madison County, AL  0.71% ($31,884)
to Hamilton County, TN  0.29% ($31,943)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bridgeport:
  • WYMR (1480 AM; 1 kW; BRIDGEPORT, AL; Owner: DADE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WEPG (910 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: STONE/COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WKWN (1420 AM; 3 kW; TRENTON, GA; Owner: RA-AD OF TRENTON, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WZCT (1330 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: BONNER AND CARLILE ENTERPRISES)
  • WGOW (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZYX (1440 AM; 5 kW; COWAN, TN; Owner: TIMS FORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bridgeport:
  • WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDYN (89.7 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY)
  • WUTC (88.1 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WSMC-FM (90.5 FM; COLLEGEDALE, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN COLLEGE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVT)
  • W268AA (101.5 FM; FALLING WATER, TN; Owner: S/WEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • WSGM (104.7 FM; COALMONT, TN; Owner: CUMBERLAND COMMUNICATION CORPORATION)
  • WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Bridgeport:
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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