Bridgeport, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 139,529 (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

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $218,800 (lower quartile is $154,300, upper quartile is $280,800)

Median contract rent in 2005: $706 (lower quartile is $524, upper quartile is $891)

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

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

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

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

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Bridgeport, CT:

Less than $10,000: 68
$10,000 to $14,999: 65
$15,000 to $19,999: 45
$20,000 to $24,999: 93
$25,000 to $29,999: 41
$30,000 to $34,999: 150
$35,000 to $39,999: 138
$40,000 to $49,999: 179
$50,000 to $59,999: 317
$60,000 to $69,999: 433
$70,000 to $79,999: 546
$80,000 to $89,999: 1044
$90,000 to $99,999: 1197
$100,000 to $124,999: 3044
$125,000 to $149,999: 2766
$150,000 to $174,999: 1384
$175,000 to $199,999: 663
$200,000 to $249,999: 372
$250,000 to $299,999: 140
$300,000 to $399,999: 130
$400,000 to $499,999: 33
$500,000 to $749,999: 26
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 9

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Bridgeport:

Less than $100: 1102
$100 to $149: 1327
$150 to $199: 761
$200 to $249: 772
$250 to $299: 505
$300 to $349: 731
$350 to $399: 941
$400 to $449: 1751
$450 to $499: 2187
$500 to $549: 3431
$550 to $599: 3205
$600 to $649: 3108
$650 to $699: 2213
$700 to $749: 1496
$750 to $799: 1368
$800 to $899: 1468
$900 to $999: 804
$1,000 to $1,249: 462
$1,250 to $1,499: 88
$1,500 to $1,999: 61
$2,000 or more: 112
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)

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%)

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 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,946
Black householders: $32,694
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $17,188
Asian householders: $53,250
Some other race householders: $30,499
Two or more races householders: $33,980
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $30,683

Bridgeport household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Bridgeport household income for Black or African American householders

Bridgeport household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Bridgeport household income for Asian householders

Bridgeport household income for some other race householders

Bridgeport household income for two or more races householders

Bridgeport household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Bridgeport marital status for males

Bridgeport marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $121,700
Black or African American householders: $107,600
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $137,500
Asian householders: $134,900
Some other race householders: $102,500
Two or more races householders: $120,500
Hispanic or Latino householders: $108,000

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: $75,400

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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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