Median household income (1999): $27,899
Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,765
| This zip code | $29,765 | | Connecticut: | $60,941 |
Nearest zip codes: 06608, 06610, 06615, 06604, 06605, 06606.
Housing units in zip code 06607 with a mortgage: 188 (22 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 99
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $887
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $452
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 23.7% | | Whole state: | 7.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 11.3% | | Whole state: | 3.9% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.1 | | State: | 6.4 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.6 | | State: | 4.0 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 7
- 1995 to 1998: 79
- 1990 to 1994: 54
- 1980 to 1989: 177
- 1970 to 1979: 178
- 1960 to 1969: 359
- 1950 to 1959: 423
- 1940 to 1949: 475
- 1939 or earlier: 1,302
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bridgeport, CT (06607): |
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- no bedroom: 12
- 1 bedrooms: 148
- 2 bedrooms: 309
- 3 bedrooms: 294
- 4 bedrooms: 124
- 5 or more bedrooms: 46
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 37
- 1 bedrooms: 248
- 2 bedrooms: 953
- 3 bedrooms: 442
- 4 bedrooms: 44
- 5 or more bedrooms: 8
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Vehicles available in 06607 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 111
- 1 vehicle: 399
- 2 vehicles: 252
- 3 vehicles: 96
- 4 vehicles: 50
- 5 or more vehicles: 25
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 688
- 1 vehicle: 710
- 2 vehicles: 304
- 3 vehicles: 27
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 3
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 06607:
- Less than $10,000: 29
- $10,000 to $14,999: 9
- $20,000 to $24,999: 8
- $30,000 to $34,999: 38
- $35,000 to $39,999: 19
- $40,000 to $49,999: 35
- $50,000 to $59,999: 20
- $60,000 to $69,999: 7
- $70,000 to $79,999: 23
- $80,000 to $89,999: 35
- $90,000 to $99,999: 22
- $100,000 to $124,999: 12
- $125,000 to $149,999: 4
- $150,000 to $174,999: 12
- $200,000 to $249,999: 8
- $400,000 to $499,999: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 06607:
- Less than $100: 57
- $100 to $149: 45
- $150 to $199: 44
- $200 to $249: 36
- $250 to $299: 34
- $300 to $349: 89
- $350 to $399: 111
- $400 to $449: 161
- $450 to $499: 273
- $500 to $549: 319
- $550 to $599: 189
- $600 to $649: 168
- $650 to $699: 91
- $700 to $749: 38
- $750 to $799: 28
- $800 to $899: 18
- $900 to $999: 9
- $1,250 to $1,499: 4
- No cash rent: 18
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $100,800
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $83,903
- Black or African American householders: $111,736
- Asian householders: $330,129
- Some other race householders: $215,955
- Two or more races householders: $279,340
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $62,572
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 428
- One, attached: 312
- Two: 771
- 3 or 4: 954
- 5 to 9: 272
- 10 to 19: 143
- 20 to 49: 120
- 50 or more: 54

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,781 (66%)
- Carpooled: 471 (18%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 274 (10%)
- Railroad: 46 (2%)
- Taxi: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 82 (3%)
- Other means: 18 (1%)
- Worked at home: 10 (0%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 47
- 5 to 9 minutes: 305
- 10 to 14 minutes: 510
- 15 to 19 minutes: 530
- 20 to 24 minutes: 368
- 25 to 29 minutes: 111
- 30 to 34 minutes: 324
- 35 to 39 minutes: 14
- 40 to 44 minutes: 27
- 45 to 59 minutes: 136
- 60 to 89 minutes: 168
- 90 or more minutes: 137
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 7,503
- In family households: 6,549 (773 male householders, 1,118 female householders)
721 spouses, 2,712 children (2,561 natural, 45 adopted, 106 stepchildren), 349 grandchildren, 145 brothers or sisters, 87 parents, 319 other relatives, 325 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 954 (377 male householders (303 living alone)), 420 female householders (370 living alone)), 157 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 25 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 592 2-persons, 498 3-persons, 401 4-persons, 257 5-persons, 73 6-persons, 70 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 673 1-person, 98 2-persons, 26 3-persons.
637 married couples with children.
1,401 single-parent households (192 men, 1,209 women).
75.0% of residents of 06607 zip code speak English at home.
21.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% very well, 27% well, 18% not well, 2% not at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% very well, 27% well, 15% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% very well, 32% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (56% very well, 44% well).
Foreign born population: 696 (9.2%)
(35.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 9.2% | | Whole state: | 10.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Jamaica (44%)
- Peru (9%)
- Poland (7%)
- Venezuela (6%)
- Brazil (4%)
- Dominican Republic (4%)
- Haiti (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 224
- 1990 to 1994: 95
- 1985 to 1989: 98
- 1980 to 1984: 111
- 1975 to 1979: 26
- 1970 to 1974: 32
- 1970 to 1974: 100
- 1965 to 1969: 10
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 5612
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 387
- Jamaican: 321
- Subsaharan African:: 130
- United States or American: 110
- Italian: 77
- Polish: 71
- African: 68
- Cape Verdean: 62
- Irish: 29
- Brazilian: 27
- Haitian: 24
- Dutch: 22
- German: 19
- English: 16
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 16
- Hungarian: 11
- Barbadian: 11
- French (except Basque): 10
- British West Indian: 9
- Armenian: 8
- Slovak: 7
- Ukrainian: 7
- West Indian: 6

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 06607 not listed on the city page:- MCKINLEY SCHOOL (Students: 444; Location: 345 LOGAN ST., BRIDGEPORT, CT; Grades: PK - 06)
- NEWFIELD SCHOOL (Students: 169; Location: 405 NEWFIELD AVE., BRIDGEPORT, CT; Grades: PK - 03)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- PARALLAX POWER COMPONENTS (902 CRESCENT AVENUE in BRIDGEPORT, CT)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1998-0006, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRONIC CAPACITORS
Business NAICS classification: ELECTRONIC CAPACITOR MANUFACTURING.; ELECTRONIC CAPACITOR MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: PARALLAX POWER COMPONENTS LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: MAGNETEK, MAGNETEK INC, PARALLAX POWER COMPONENTS L.L.C., UNIVERSAL MFG. CO.
- CONNECTICUT ANODIZING & FINISHING CO. INC. (128 LOGAN ST in BRIDGEPORT, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, ICIS-01-2005-9045,
Business SIC classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING; COATING, ENGRAVING, AND ALLIED SERVICES
Business NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING.
Organizations: VICTOR SINKO JR AND VICTOR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- DUNBAR SCHOOL (445 UNION AVENUE in BRIDGEPORT, CT)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-41
Organizations: BRIDGEPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HITCHCOCK TERMINAL SERVICES (1 SEAVIEW AVE in BRIDGEPORT, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
Organizations: JOHN & RICHARD BROWN & EVELYN DUNCAN (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HITCHCOCK GAS ENGINE CO
- AMERICAN FABRICS CO (1069 CONNECTICUT AVE in BRIDGEPORT, CT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: LACE AND WARP KNIT FABRIC MILLS; THREAD MILLS; TEXTILE GOODS
- A NEW LOOK (955 CONNECTICUT AVENUE in BRIDGEPORT, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: STEVE SOBELL (CONTACT/OWNER)
- Chrome Engineering (405 CENTRAL AVENUE in BRIDGEPORT, CT)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING.
Organizations: CHROME ENGINEERING INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BUNTING INC (46 BEATRICE ST in BRIDGEPORT, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CHEMICAL COLOR PLATE CORP (40 LOGAN ST in BRIDGEPORT, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: WORLD COLOR PRESS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- A & H PATTERN & MODEL CO INC (260 SMITH ST in BRIDGEPORT, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ECLOW MATIC DRY CLEANERS (1492 STRATFORD AVE in BRIDGEPORT, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ALTON EBRON (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ELECTRO MANUFACTURING INCORPORATED (405 CENTRAL AVENUE in BRIDGEPORT, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: HARRY L SIMON (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ARCHITECTURAL CULTURD MBL CNN# (480 BUNNEL ST in BRIDGEPORT, CT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ARCHITECTURAL CULTURED MARBLE OF CT INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (69%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4143
- Northeast: 378
- Midwest: 10
- South: 1464
- West: 14
63% of the 06607 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Connecticut.
Population in 1990: 9,292. Population change in the 1990s: -1,692 (-18.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 57
| Here: | 4.7% | | Connecticut: | 9.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 56
| Here: | 10.7% | | Connecticut: | 11.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 73
| Here: | 25.3% | | Connecticut: | 33.4% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (BRIDGEPORT, CT):
- ROTAIR INDUSTRIES INC (964 CRESCENT AVE; small business): $57,975,203 in 349 contracts from 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Aircraft Hydraulic, Vacuum, and De-icing System Components, Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment, Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components, and more by Army, Defense Logistics Agency, Air Force, Navy, and others Signed by year: 2000: $506,614; 2001: $3,282,467; 2002: $4,537,751; 2003: $7,642,020; 2004: $884,342; 2005: $30,787,452; 2006: $10,309,202.
Biggest contracts:
$8,196,000 with Army for Aircraft Hydraulic, Vacuum, and De-icing System Components. Signed on 2005-03-22. Completion date: 2009-09-30.
$7,506,235 with Army for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-12. Completion date: 2009-10-05.
$7,506,235, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-19. Completion date: 2009-10-05.
$6,313,016 with Army for Aircraft Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2006-01-31. Completion date: 2007-12-31.
- IPPOLITO, JAMES & COMPANY OF C (1069 CONNECTICUT AVE; small business): $1,072,619 in 36 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Guns, 75 mm through 125 mm, Guns, over 150 mm through 200 mm, Specialized Ammunition Handling Servicing Equipment, Optical Sighting and Ranging Equipment, and more by Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $152,232; 2004: $316,235; 2005: $170,650; 2006: $433,502.
Biggest contracts:
$175,500 with Army for Guns, 75 mm through 125 mm. Signed on 2006-04-03. Completion date: 2007-01-08.
$96,375 with Army for Guns, over 150 mm through 200 mm. Signed on 2003-12-08. Completion date: 2004-09-07.
$76,296 with Navy for Specialized Ammunition Handling Servicing Equipment. Signed on 2004-07-29. Completion date: 2005-01-27.
$75,677, same as above. Signed on 2006-06-26. Completion date: 2006-08-31.
- MOORE TOOL COMPANY, INC (800 UNION AVE; small business): $272,573 in 5 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Metalworking Machinery, Packing/Crating Services, Mathematical and Computer Sciences -- Advanced Development (R&D) by Air Force, NASA, Army, Navy, and others Signed by year: 2000: $62,000; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $-1,262; 2005: $199,235; 2006: $12,600.
Biggest contracts:
$190,000 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Metalworking Machinery. Taking place in OK. Signed on 2005-12-28. Completion date: 2006-04-14.
$62,000 with NASA for Packing/Crating Services. Signed on 2000-01-15. Completion date: 2000-03-15.
$12,600 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Metalworking Machinery. Signed on 2006-03-31. Completion date: 2006-06-02.
$9,235 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Metalworking Machinery. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2005-10-21. Completion date: 2005-11-07.
- RAMCORP TECHNOLOGIES, INC (955 CONNECTICUT AVE STE 4; small business)
50 employees, $0 revenue
$23,840 with Navy for Non-nuclear Ship Repair (West) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on. non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships west of the 108th meridian. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2005-05-23. Completion date: 2005-06-01.
- CARBTROL CORPORATION (955 CONNECTICUT AVE; small business)
$18,395 with Navy for Water Purification Equipment. Signed on 2004-02-12. Completion date: 2004-03-26.
- ALFA TEC MFG CO INC (220 5TH ST; small business)
$16,250 with Navy for Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered. Signed on 2006-06-26. Completion date: 2006-09-04.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
- Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (20-49: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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24 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
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