Bridgeport: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1990: 441,952

2000: 459,479

Percent change, 1990–2000: 3.5%

U.S. rank in 1990: 1st (CMSA)

U.S. rank in 2000: 1st (CMSA)

City Residents

1980: 142,546

1990: 141,686

2000: 139,529

2003 estimate: 139,664

Percent change, 1990–2000: -1.5%

U.S. rank in 1980: 110th

U.S. rank in 1990: 123rd

U.S. rank in 2000: 172nd (State rank: 1st)

Density: 8,720.9 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 62,822

Black or African American: 42,925

American Indian and Alaska Native: 664

Asian: 4,536

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 148

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 44,478

Other: 20,659

Percent of residents born in state: 50.4% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 11,397

Population 5 to 9 years old: 11,489

Population 10 to 15 years old: 10,696

Population 15 to 19 years old: 10,445

Population 20 to 24 years old: 11,207

Population 25 to 34 years old: 22,147

Population 35 to 44 years old: 20,463

Population 45 to 54 years old: 15,466

Population 55 to 59 years old: 5,576

Population 60 to 64 years old: 4,621

Population 65 to 74 years old: 7,743

Population 75 to 84 years old: 6,071

Population 85 years and over: 2,198

Median age: 31.4 years (2000)

Births (2001)

Total number: 2,268

Deaths (2001)

Total number: 1,260 (of which, 23 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $16,306

Median household income: $34,658

Total households: 50,305

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 7,643

$10,000 to $14,999: 3,865

$15,000 to $24,999: 7,202

$25,000 to $34,999: 6,621

$35,000 to $49,999: 8,573

$50,000 to $74,999: 8,764

$75,000 to $99,999: 3,955

$100,000 to $149,999: 2,698

$150,000 to $199,999: 555

$200,000 or more: 429

Percent of families below poverty level: 16.2% (40.5% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 8,551