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Bridgeport, WI map Population (year 2000): 946. Estimated population in July 2006: 984 (+4.0% change)
 

Males: 479  (50.6%)
Females: 467  (49.4%)

Crawford County

Median resident age:  37.4 years
Wisconsin median age:  36.0 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,100 (it was $45,313 in 2000)
Bridgeport  $46,100
Wisconsin:  $47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $158,400 (it was $121,500 in 2000)
Bridgeport  $158,400
Wisconsin:  $152,600

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Races in Bridgeport:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (43.6%), Norwegian (12.1%), Irish (10.9%), English (10.5%), Czech (9.4%), United States (9.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 768 feet

Land area: 20.3 square miles.

Population density: 48 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Bridgeport

  • High school or higher: 91.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bridgeport town

  • Never married: 15.9%
  • Now married: 68.9%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.5%
Wisconsin:  3.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Bridgeport:  1.1% ($1,383)
Wisconsin:  2.0% ($2,245)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dubuque, IA (45.3 miles , pop. 57,686).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (117.3 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (248.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Prairie du Chien, WI (3.5 miles ), Wyalusing, WI (5.2 miles ), McGregor, IA (5.5 miles ), Marquette, IA (6.1 miles ), Bagley, WI (7.8 miles ), Clayton, IA (8.4 miles) , Patch Grove, WI (10.3 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 11 buildings, average cost: $85,400
  • 1997: 17 buildings, average cost: $70,600
  • 1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $137,300
  • 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $106,700
  • 2000: 8 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $143,600
  • 2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $116,300
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $125,400
  • 2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $108,900
  • 2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $150,000
  • 2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $150,000

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 43.02 N, Longitude: 91.10 W


8 people in other group homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

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Population change in the 1990s: +219 (+30.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Nonmetallic mineral products (16%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
  • Wood products (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)


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Bridgeport-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1954, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.4 miles away from the Bridgeport town center .

On 5/10/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.6 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Bridgeport:
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
  • GUTTENBERG MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; GUTTENBERG, IA)
  • CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ELKADER, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bridgeport:
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 51 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
  • LA CROSSE MUNI (about 60 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID: LSE)
  • VOLK FIELD (about 87 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID: VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bridgeport:
  • PRAIRIE DU CHIEN MUNI (about 2 miles; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; ID: PDC)
  • MONONA MUNI (about 17 miles; MONONA, IA; ID: 7C3)
  • ELKADER (about 23 miles; ELKADER, IA; ID: I27)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bridgeport:
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 47 miles; PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; FAYETTE, IA; FT enrollment: 3,173)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 52 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 55 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 58 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
  • WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 62 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)

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Notable location: Prairie du Chien Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Lakes: McGregor Lake (A), Garnet Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Wisconsin:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  76.6%
Whole state:  66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.1%
Whole state:  8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  0.5%
Whole state:  3.7%

Bridgeport compared to Wisconsin state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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6.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,751 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.25%
Wisconsin average:  6.06%

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 Grant County, WI  1.23% ($26,388 average AGI)
from Clayton County, IA  0.59% ($22,079)
from Dane County, WI  0.45% ($54,310)


6.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.43%
Wisconsin average:  6.22%

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 Grant County, WI  1.08% ($28,229 average AGI)
to La Crosse County, WI  0.63% ($29,073)
to Clayton County, IA  0.54% ($28,686)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bridgeport:
  • WPRE (980 AM; 1 kW; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • KDTH (1370 AM; 5 kW; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KNEI (1140 AM; 2 kW; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bridgeport:
  • WQPC (94.3 FM; PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI; Owner: ROBINSON CORPORATION)
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KCTN (100.1 FM; GARNAVILLO, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)
  • KNEI-FM (103.5 FM; WAUKON, IA; Owner: WENNES COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS, INC.)
  • K292DP (106.3 FM; MARQUETTE, IA; Owner: DESIGN HOMES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bridgeport:
  • W22CI (Channel 22; BLOOMINGTON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • K41AD (Channel 41; LANSING, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

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