For population 25 years and over in Lake Bridgeport:
High school or higher: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 4.8%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lake Bridgeport city:
Never married: 16.1%
Now married: 62.5%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 7.4%
Divorced: 13.0%
10 residents are foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).
This city:
2.7%
Texas:
13.9%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $840 (0.9%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $570 (1.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Denton, TX (40.7 miles , pop. 80,537).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Worth, TX (43.4 miles , pop. 534,694).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (66.8 miles , pop. 1,188,580).
Lake Bridgeport-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 218% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/25/1990, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.7 miles away from the Lake Bridgeport city center causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/2/1957, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.4 miles away from the city center injured one personand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Lake Bridgeport-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 91% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/6/2006 at 22:13:16, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.5 miles away from the city center On 6/8/2004 at 00:15:09, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.4 miles away from Lake Bridgeport center On 5/31/2002 at 09:57:10, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 58.0 miles away from the city center On 10/31/2008 at 05:01:54, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.2 miles away from the city center On 4/5/2006 at 18:46:23, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.7 miles away from Lake Bridgeport center On 6/1/1995 at 04:49:29, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.0 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Wise County (14) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 5, Storms: 5, Floods: 4, Hurricanes: 4, Tornadoes: 3 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Bridgeport:
DOCTORS HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 2 miles away; BRIDGEPORT, TX)
WISE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 17 miles away; DECATUR, TX)
FAITH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 19 miles away; JACKSBORO, TX)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 29.8. This is about average.
City:
29.8
U.S.:
32.0
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 35.1. This is worse than average.Closest monitor was 23.7 miles away from the city center.
City:
35.1
U.S.:
28.3
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.4%
(7.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This city:
2.5 people
Texas:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This city:
73.1%
Whole state:
70.3%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:
6.6%
Whole state:
4.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Lake Bridgeport (based on Wise County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.19%
Here
41.2%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
Churches of Christ
Assemblies of God
Adherents
60.7%
13.6%
9.2%
6.3%
3.3%
Congregations
41.0%
12.8%
2.6%
16.7%
11.5%
Name
Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
LDS (Mormon) Church
Episcopal Church
Lutheran Church
Other
Adherents
2.2%
1.5%
0.8%
0.4%
2.0%
Congregations
1.3%
1.3%
2.6%
1.3%
9.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 6
Wise County:
1.04 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.17 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
Wise County:
0.87 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:
1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30
Wise County:
5.22 / 10,000 pop.
State:
3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 33
Here:
5.74 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.5%
Texas:
8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
Wise County:
29.1%
Texas:
26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
15.1%
State:
15.7%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function
Full-time employees
Monthly full-time payroll
Average yearly full-time wage
Part-time employees
Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration
0
$0
1
$1,470
Totals for Government
0
$0
1
$1,470
Lake Bridgeport government finances in 2002:
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $10,000 ($29.41)
Regular Highways: $10,000 ($29.41)
Police Protection: $4,000 ($11.76)
General - Other: $3,000 ($8.82)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($5.88)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $2,000 ($5.88)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $22,000 ($64.71)
Tax - Total General Sales: $31,000 ($91.18)
Public Utilities: $15,000 ($44.12)
NEC: $1,000 ($2.94)
Total Salaries & Wages: $10,000 ($29.41)
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:
KFWD (Channel 52; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: HIC BROADCAST, INC.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10 Total length: 22 meters (72ft) Total costs: $54,000 Total average daily traffic: 96,190 Total average daily truck traffic: 12,240 Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 159,910
