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Population (year 2000): 4,309
Males: 1,986  (46.1%)
Females: 2,323  (53.9%)

Wise County

Median resident age:  32.5 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 76426.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,700 (it was $31,016 in 2000)
Bridgeport  $33,700
Texas:  $42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $74,600 (it was $63,100 in 2000)
Bridgeport  $74,600
Texas:  $106,000

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Races in Bridgeport:

  • White Non-Hispanic (68.1%)
  • Hispanic (28.2%)
  • Other race (14.7%)
  • Black (2.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: United States (13.3%), Irish (6.1%), German (5.3%), English (5.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%), Italian (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 3.71 square miles.

Population density: 1162 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bridgeport

  • High school or higher: 66.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bridgeport city

  • Never married: 20.5%
  • Now married: 61.5%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

648 residents are foreign born (14.5% Latin America).

This city:  15.0%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 15 registered sex offenders living in Bridgeport, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bridgeport to the number of sex offenders is 287 to 1.

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

Bridgeport:  1.2% ($784)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Denton, TX (43.4 miles , pop. 80,537).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (43.8 miles , pop. 534,694).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (72.7 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Lake Bridgeport, TX (4.9 miles ), Chico, TX (6.4 miles ), Paradise, TX (6.5 miles ), Runaway Bay, TX (8.5 miles ), Alvord, TX (11.3 miles ), Decatur, TX (11.9 miles ), Boyd, TX (16.2 miles ), Sunset, TX (16.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 10 buildings, average cost: $83,100
  • 1997: 19 buildings, average cost: $40,000
  • 1998: 19 buildings, average cost: $40,000
  • 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $131,700
  • 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $67,200
  • 2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $67,200
  • 2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $67,200
  • 2003: 40 buildings, average cost: $74,100
  • 2004: 77 buildings, average cost: $78,100
  • 2005: 22 buildings, average cost: $103,600
  • 2006: 29 buildings, average cost: $118,500
  • 2007: 18 buildings, average cost: $126,200

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Latitude: 33.21 N, Longitude: 97.76 W


People in group quarters in Bridgeport
  • 200 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 128 people in nursing homes
  • 24 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 24 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill

Area code: 940

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Bridgeport, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Mining (14%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Bridgeport by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 001010
    per 100,000 0.00.021.40.018.20.0
Rapes 010303
    per 100,000 0.022.20.056.10.051.6
Robberies 001011
    per 100,000 0.00.021.40.018.217.2
Assaults 7161532110
    per 100,000 158.8355.6320.656.1382.3171.9
Burglaries 114943366635
    per 100,000 249.61088.9919.2673.41201.5601.5
Thefts 8094109123140147
    per 100,000 1815.32088.92330.12300.82548.72526.2
Auto thefts 4749159
    per 100,000 90.8155.685.5168.4273.1154.7
Arson 100000
    per 100,000 22.70.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 129.1261.1277.7208.8326.2236.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 22 (14 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.25
US city average:  3.00

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Bridgeport-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 172% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/25/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.4 miles away from the Bridgeport city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.1 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bridgeport:
  • WISE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 15 miles; DECATUR, TX)
  • BOWIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; BOWIE, TX)
  • HARRIS METHODIST NORTHWEST (about 26 miles; AZLE, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Bridgeport, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bridgeport:
  • FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 35 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: AFW)
  • FORT WORTH NAS JRB/CARSWELL FIELD (about 38 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: NFW)
  • FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTL (about 40 miles; FORT WORTH, TX; ID: FTW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bridgeport:
  • BRIDGEPORT MUNI (about 5 miles; BRIDGEPORT, TX; ID: 1F9)
  • DECATUR MUNI (about 14 miles; DECATUR, TX; ID: LUD)
  • BISHOP (about 22 miles; DECATUR, TX; ID: 76T)

Local government website: CI.BRIDGEPORT.TX.US

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bridgeport:
  • TARRANT COUNTY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; FT WORTH, TX; Full-time enrollment: 15,454)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 44 miles; DENTON, TX; FT enrollment: 21,673)
  • TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 7,032)
  • SOUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (about 45 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 2,253)
  • TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; DENTON, TX; FT enrollment: 5,746)
  • TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; FT WORTH, TX; FT enrollment: 2,403)
  • NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE (about 52 miles; GAINESVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 3,018)
Public high schools in Bridgeport:
Public elementary/middle schools in Bridgeport:
  • BRIDGEPORT Elementary (Students: 634; Location: 1608 CATES ST; Grades: EE-2; Our rating: 52)
  • BRIDGEPORT MIDDLE (Students: 518; Location: 702 17TH ST; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 45)
  • BRIDGEPORT INT (Students: 476; Location: 1400 HWY 380; Grades: 3-5; Our rating: 53)
Private elementary/middle school in Bridgeport:
  • BRIDGEPORT PRE-SCHOOL (Students: 52; Location: 2011 EDGEWOOD DR; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Bridgeport:
  • BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $154,413; Location: 2159 10TH ST; 30,828 books; 705 audio materials; 1,083 video materials; 36 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Bridgeport include: Church of Christ (A), Saint Johns Catholic Church (B), First Baptist Church (C), First Presbyterian Church (D), Trinity Lutheran Church (E), Twinhills Assembly of God Church (F), United Pentecostal Church (G), Calvary Apostolic Church (H), Cates Street Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Tourist attraction: Center for Animal Research and Education (Recreation Areas; F M Road 2123).

Hotel: Best Western Bridgeport Inn (905 USHighway 380).

Court: Texas Department Of Criminal Justice (4000 North 10th).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.9 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  74.0%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  16.6%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.8%
Whole state:  6.7%

Bridgeport compared to Texas state average:

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  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Bridgeport (2007 data):
  • First State Bank: Bridgeport Branch at 809 W.W. Ray Circle, branch established on 1995-07-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $117.4 mil, Deposits: $106.5 mil, headquarters in Chico, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Chico Bancorp, Inc.
  • First Financial Bank, National Association: Bridgeport Branch at 909 Stevens Street, branch established on 2005-12-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $296.2 mil, Deposits: $247.4 mil, headquarters in Southlake, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
  • Citibank, National Association: 1210 Halsell Branch at 1210 Halsell, branch established on 1927-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-09: Bank assets: $1,019,497.0 mil, Deposits: $665,743.0 mil, headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, positive income, International Specialization, 958 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.



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9.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,850 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.62%
Texas average:  8.37%

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 Tarrant County, TX  2.77% ($45,339 average AGI)
from Denton County, TX  1.04% ($45,699)
from Parker County, TX  0.64% ($32,681)


9.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,871 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.00%
Texas average:  7.44%

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 Tarrant County, TX  2.84% ($38,164 average AGI)
to Denton County, TX  1.05% ($36,514)
to Parker County, TX  0.70% ($30,598)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bridgeport:
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • KHVN (970 AM; 10 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KTNO (1440 AM; 12 kW; DENTON, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KLIF (570 AM; 5 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KLIF LICO, INC.)
  • KNAX (1630 AM; 10 kW; FT. WORTH, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTCK (1310 AM; 9 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bridgeport:
  • KBOC (98.3 FM; BRIDGEPORT, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • KRNB (105.7 FM; DECATUR, TX; Owner: SERVICE BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
  • KDKR (91.3 FM; DECATUR, TX; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • KHCK-FM (99.1 FM; DENTON, TX; Owner: KHCK-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KMEO (96.7 FM; FLOWER MOUND, TX; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • KKDL (106.7 FM; MUENSTER, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KZMP-FM (101.7 FM; AZLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KWRD-FM (100.7 FM; HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, L.L.C.)
  • KNOR (93.7 FM; HEALDTON, OK; Owner: AM & PM BROADCASTERS, LLC)
  • KFWR (95.9 FM; MINERAL WELLS, TX; Owner: LKCM RADIO GROUP, LP)
  • KDXX (107.1 FM; BENBROOK, TX; Owner: KCYT-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KESN (103.3 FM; ALLEN, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KSOC (94.5 FM; GAINESVILLE, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KPLX (99.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KPLX LICO, INC.)
  • KYQX (89.5 FM; WEATHERFORD, TX; Owner: CSSI NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KSQX (89.1 FM; SPRINGTOWN, TX; Owner: CSSI NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Bridgeport:
  • KFWD (Channel 52; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: HIC BROADCAST, INC.)

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