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Total population: 136,405 (All urban)

Bridgeport, Connecticut Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 54,367 (50,307 occupied: 21,758 owner occupied, 28,549 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  57%
State:  33%

Housing density: 3398 houses/condos per square mile



Median contract rent in 2007: $806 (lower quartile is $564, upper quartile is $972)


Housing units in Bridgeport with a mortgage: 9,139 (1,020 second mortgage, 784 home equity loan, 47 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,744





Bridgeport,CT index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $244,800 (it was $107,700 in 2000)
Bridgeport:  $244,800
Connecticut:  $309,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $176,800 - $315,000

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $293,160
Here:  $293,160
State:  $418,487

Townhouses or other attached units: $190,924
Here:  $190,924
State:  $295,130

In 2-unit structures: $240,430
Here:  $240,430
State:  $295,498

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $247,455
Here:  $247,455
State:  $253,799

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $180,375
Here:  $180,375
State:  $220,717

Median year house/condo built: 1949

Median year apartment built: 1947

Household type by relationship

Households: 135,923
  • In family households: 115,082 (17,628 male householders, 15,414 female householders)
    18,337 spouses, 46,231 children (43,499 natural, 790 adopted, 1,942 stepchildren), 4,432 grandchildren, 2,623 brothers or sisters, 1,877 parents, 3,702 other relatives, 4,838 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 20,841 (7,768 male householders (6,142 living alone)), 9,495 female householders (8,426 living alone)), 3,578 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 3,606 (1,931 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 10,646 2-persons, 8,332 3-persons, 6,947 4-persons, 3,970 5-persons, 1,796 6-persons, 1,351 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 14,568 1-person, 2,197 2-persons, 298 3-persons, 105 4-persons, 52 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons.

16,672 married couples with children.
16,753 single-parent households (2,269 men, 14,484 women).

56.5% of residents of Bridgeport speak English at home.
28.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
11.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 29% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 28,638 (20.5%)
(37.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.5
State:  6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  4.0

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bridgeport, Connecticut:
  • 1 room: 85
  • 2 rooms: 354
  • 3 rooms: 1,224
  • 4 rooms: 3,429
  • 5 rooms: 5,666
  • 6 rooms: 5,407
  • 7 rooms: 2,700
  • 8 rooms: 1,439
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,454



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bridgeport, Connecticut:
  • 1 room: 1,510
  • 2 rooms: 2,800
  • 3 rooms: 5,110
  • 4 rooms: 7,407
  • 5 rooms: 8,490
  • 6 rooms: 2,112
  • 7 rooms: 512
  • 8 rooms: 388
  • 9 or more rooms: 220



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 285
  • 1995 to 1998: 875
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,025
  • 1980 to 1989: 3,949
  • 1970 to 1979: 5,801
  • 1960 to 1969: 6,414
  • 1950 to 1959: 10,528
  • 1940 to 1949: 8,834
  • 1939 or earlier: 16,656


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bridgeport:
  • no bedroom: 120
  • 1 bedroom: 2,134
  • 2 bedrooms: 6,927
  • 3 bedrooms: 8,686
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,723
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 1,168



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bridgeport:
  • no bedroom: 1,682
  • 1 bedroom: 8,338
  • 2 bedrooms: 11,818
  • 3 bedrooms: 5,460
  • 4 bedrooms: 908
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 343



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Bridgeport in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 1,988
  • 1 vehicle: 8,695
  • 2 vehicles: 7,913
  • 3 vehicles: 2,321
  • 4 vehicles: 644
  • 5 or more vehicles: 197



Cars and other vehicles available in Bridgeport in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 9,971
  • 1 vehicle: 12,373
  • 2 vehicles: 5,104
  • 3 vehicles: 807
  • 4 vehicles: 189
  • 5 or more vehicles: 105


Bridgeport, CT house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Bridgeport, CT:

  • Less than $10,000: 91
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 45
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 45
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 89
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 142
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 136
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 111
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 237
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 238
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 258
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 491
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 453
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 387
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1000
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 1076
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 1200
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 1735
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 3990
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 3633
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 5222
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 1268
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 631
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 122
  • $1,000,000 or more: 73
 


Bridgeport rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bridgeport:

  • Less than $100: 638 people
  • $100 to $149: 366
  • $150 to $199: 768
  • $200 to $249: 552
  • $250 to $299: 442
  • $300 to $349: 447
  • $350 to $399: 329
  • $400 to $449: 334
  • $450 to $499: 423
  • $500 to $549: 529
  • $550 to $599: 743
  • $600 to $649: 1,013
  • $650 to $699: 1,260
  • $700 to $749: 1,647
  • $750 to $799: 1,975
  • $800 to $899: 3,674
  • $900 to $999: 2,982
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 3,514
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 1,174
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 369
  • $2,000 or more: 180
  • No cash rent: 576
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 8,339
  • 1990 to 1994: 4,937
  • 1985 to 1989: 4,503
  • 1980 to 1984: 3,451
  • 1975 to 1979: 1,873
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,933
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,210
  • 1965 to 1969: 2,392

Bridgeport, CT Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.8%
Number of people working at home: 763 (1.4% of all workers)


Bridgeport travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1223
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 5285
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 9323
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 10599
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 8105
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 2422
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 7460
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 921
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1474
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3195
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2959
  • 90 or more minutes: 1543
 


Bridgeport mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 36,714 (66%)
  • Carpooled: 10,360 (19%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 3,666 (7%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 22 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 48 (0%)
  • Railroad: 778 (1%)
  • Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
  • Taxi: 106 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 15 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 99 (0%)
  • Walked: 2,016 (4%)
  • Other means: 678 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 763 (1%)
 


Bridgeport, CT household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 7643
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 3865
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 3430
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 3772
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 3452
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 3169
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 2978
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 3032
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 2563
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 4020
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 4744
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 3955
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 1845
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 853
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 555
  • $200,000 or more: 429
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 67006
 Italian: 10672
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8375
 Jamaican: 5712
 Irish: 4779
 Portuguese: 3834
 United States or American: 2995
 Polish: 2942
 Subsaharan African:: 2012
 Haitian: 1957
 German: 1839
 English: 1725
 Brazilian: 1570
 Hungarian: 1566
 Slovak: 1008
 Russian: 902
 French (except Basque): 864
 African: 833
 Cape Verdean: 794
 French Canadian: 738
 Arab:: 531
 Greek: 490
 Albanian: 370
 Scottish: 370
 Swedish: 365
 Ukrainian: 326
 Romanian: 287
 West Indian: 267
 Scotch-Irish: 239
 Dutch: 220
 Lithuanian: 199
 European: 189
 Czechoslovakian: 187
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 180
 Nigerian: 152
 British: 130
 Barbadian: 128
 Croatian: 119
 British West Indian: 112
 Other Arab: 108
 Yugoslavian: 108
 Lebanese: 99
 Iraqi: 96
 Syrian: 91
 Danish: 86
 Austrian: 85
 Somalian: 84
 Canadian: 83
 Czech: 76
 Norwegian: 74
 Welsh: 71
 South African: 67
 Arab/Arabic: 66
 Macedonian: 55
 Moroccan: 50
 Armenian: 50
 Slovene: 46
 Swiss: 40
 Other Subsaharan African: 37
 Turkish: 32
 Australian: 30
 Scandinavian: 29
 Israeli: 26
 Carpatho Rusyn: 24
 Bulgarian: 23
 Ethiopian: 20
 Guyanese: 19
 Belizean: 19
 Slavic: 17
 Latvian: 17
 Celtic: 17
 Basque: 16
 Egyptian: 15
 Finnish: 15
 Northern European: 13
 Ghanian: 12
 Pennsylvania German: 11
 Liberian: 8
 Belgian: 7
 Luxemburger: 7
 Jordanian: 6
 Iranian: 6
 Eastern European: 6
 Senegalese: 5


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Jamaica (17%)
  • Portugal (8%)
  • Mexico (7%)
  • Brazil (7%)
  • Haiti (6%)
  • Italy (4%)
  • Colombia (4%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 70285
  • Northeast: 13736
  • Midwest: 1350
  • South: 9487
  • West: 942

54% of Bridgeport residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Connecticut.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,062
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 746
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,238
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,619
  • 9th grade: 1,975
  • 10th grade: 1,509
  • 11th grade: 1,594
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,811
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 12,242
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,952
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,035
  • Associate degree: 1,570
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,367
  • Master's degree: 1,229
  • Professional school degree: 354
  • Doctorate degree: 201


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,418
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 852
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,531
  • 7th and 8th grade: 3,117
  • 9th grade: 2,193
  • 10th grade: 2,038
  • 11th grade: 1,870
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3,010
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 14,164
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,979
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,232
  • Associate degree: 2,369
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,120
  • Master's degree: 1,512
  • Professional school degree: 351
  • Doctorate degree: 198


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.6%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 12.0%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 30.0%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 11.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.6%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 14.2%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 10.0%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.3%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $48,048
  • Black householders: $34,478
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $19,856
  • Asian householders: $66,795
  • Some other race householders: $47,855
  • Two or more races householders: $47,120
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $42,752

Bridgeport household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bridgeport household income for Black householders

Bridgeport household income for Some other race householders

Bridgeport household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bridgeport marital status for males

Bridgeport marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $276,621
  • Black or African American householders: $244,572
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $312,534
  • Asian householders: $306,625
  • Some other race householders: $232,980
  • Two or more races householders: $273,894
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $245,481

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,716
  • One, attached: 4,277
  • Two: 9,644
  • 3 or 4: 11,161
  • 5 to 9: 3,943
  • 10 to 19: 3,240
  • 20 to 49: 2,914
  • 50 or more: 5,427
  • Mobile homes: 45

Median worth of mobile homes: $154,560


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bridgeport:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%)
  • Utility gas (46%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (60%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%)
  • Electricity (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,415
Here:  12.8%
Connecticut:  9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,265
Here:  14.2%
Connecticut:  11.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,016
Here:  42.9%
Connecticut:  33.4%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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