Bridgeport

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  3. Bridgeport Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Bridgeport Employment Information
  5. Bridgeport Family Information
  6. Bridgeport Education Information
  7. Bridgeport Public Benefits Information
  8. Bridgeport Criminal Information
  9. Bridgeport Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Bridgeport Zip Codes


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Bridgeport Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 2,663
  • Land Area (2000): 41.404 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.066 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 1,191
Bridgeport Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 2,251 83.53%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 51 1.89%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 393 14.58%

Bridgeport Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bridgeport Employment Information Back to top
Bridgeport Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 91 14.35%
2. Mining 43 6.78%
3. Department and Other General Stores 37 5.84%
4. Food Manufacturing 31 4.89%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 27 4.26%
6. Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing 26 4.10%
7. Truck Transportation 24 3.79%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 23 3.63%
9. Metal Manufactuing 21 3.31%
10. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 19 3.00%
11. Repair and Maintenance 19 3.00%
12. Social Assistance 19 3.00%
13. Finance and Insurance 18 2.84%
14. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 17 2.68%
15. Public Administration 17 2.68%
16. Health Care 16 2.52%
17. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 16 2.52%
18. Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale 13 2.05%
19. Educational Services 11 1.74%
20. Motor Vehicles, Parts and Supplies, Wholesale 11 1.74%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 165 26.92%
2. Educational Services 52 8.48%
3. Finance and Insurance 41 6.69%
4. Social Assistance 41 6.69%
5. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 35 5.71%
6. Department and Other General Stores 32 5.22%
7. Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale 32 5.22%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 30 4.89%
9. Food Manufacturing 22 3.59%
10. Accommodation and Food Services 18 2.94%
11. Public Administration 18 2.94%
12. Truck Transportation 15 2.45%
13. Construction 14 2.28%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 14 2.28%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 13 2.12%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 11 1.79%
17. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 9 1.47%
18. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 8 1.31%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 6 0.98%
20. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 5 0.82%

Bridgeport Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 59 9.31%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 44 6.94%
3. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 40 6.31%
4. Other Production Occupations 38 5.99%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 33 5.21%
6. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 27 4.26%
7. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 25 3.94%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 25 3.94%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 24 3.79%
10. Other Material Moving Workers 21 3.31%
11. Vehicle Mechanics 21 3.31%
12. Carpenters 17 2.68%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 17 2.68%
14. Other Management Occupations 16 2.52%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 16 2.52%
16. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 15 2.37%
17. Waiters and Waitresses 15 2.37%
18. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 13 2.05%
19. Business Operations Specialists 12 1.89%
20. Engineers 12 1.89%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 51 8.32%
2. Cashiers 39 6.36%
3. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 39 6.36%
4. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 33 5.38%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 30 4.89%
6. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 28 4.57%
7. Child Care Workers 26 4.24%
8. Assemblers and Fabricators 25 4.08%
9. Health Technologists and Technicians 25 4.08%
10. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 24 3.92%
11. Other Production Occupations 23 3.75%
12. Other Healthcare Support 20 3.26%
13. Business Operations Specialists 19 3.10%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 19 3.10%
15. Registered Nurses 18 2.94%
16. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 16 2.61%
17. Waiters and Waitresses 15 2.45%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 14 2.28%
19. Other Personal Care, Not child care 13 2.12%
20. Other Sales and Related Occupations 13 2.12%

Bridgeport Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 1,092 53.35%
15-35 hours 273 13.34%
1-14 hours 46 2.25%
No regular hours 636 31.07%

Bridgeport Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 79 6.68%
5 AM-5:29 AM 42 3.55%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 73 6.17%
6 AM-6:29 AM 102 8.62%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 169 14.29%
7 AM-7:29 AM 201 16.99%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 170 14.37%
8 AM-8:29 AM 93 7.86%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 23 1.94%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 34 2.87%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 36 3.04%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 0 0.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 74 6.26%
4 PM-11:59 PM 87 7.35%

Bridgeport Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 107 9.04%
5-9 189 15.98%
10-14 264 22.32%
15-19 155 13.10%
20-24 88 7.44%
25-29 101 8.54%
30-34 140 11.83%
35-39 36 3.04%
40-44 14 1.18%
45-59 58 4.90%
60-89 9 0.76%
At least 90 22 1.86%

Bridgeport Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 4 0.34% 900 76.08%
30-44 0 0.00% 190 16.06%
45-59 0 0.00% 58 4.90%
At least 60 0 0.00% 31 2.62%

Bridgeport Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 9 0.73%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 155 12.52%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 981 79.24%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 6 0.48%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 4 0.32%
Color 6 Box Walked 28 2.26%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 55 4.44%

Bridgeport Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bridgeport Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 1,030 (2,612 people)
Families (2000): 723 (2,189 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 263
People at same address in 1995: 1,545
Bridgeport Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 116 11.16%
$10,000-$14,999 132 12.70%
$15,000-$19,999 108 10.39%
$20,000-$24,999 92 8.85%
$25,000-$29,999 70 6.74%
$30,000-$34,999 78 7.51%
$35,000-$39,999 109 10.49%
$40,000-$44,999 59 5.68%
$45,000-$49,999 55 5.29%
$50,000-$59,999 90 8.66%
$60,000-$74,999 71 6.83%
$75,000-$99,999 32 3.08%
$100,000-$124,999 13 1.25%
$125,000-$149,999 10 0.96%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 4 0.38%

Bridgeport Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 317 29.35%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 334 30.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 32 2.96%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 161 14.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 1 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 145 13.43%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 3 0.28%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 55 5.09%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 22 2.04%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 10 0.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Bridgeport Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 827 29.88%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 255 9.21%
Public Assistance 40 1.45%
Retirement 168 6.07%
Self Employment 126 4.55%
Social Security 358 12.93%
Supplemental Security 55 1.99%
Wage / Salary 800 28.90%
Other 139 5.02%

Bridgeport Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 325 59.31%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 223 40.69%

Bridgeport Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 128 12.62%
Color 1 Box Married 569 56.11%
Color 2 Box Never Married 276 27.22%
Color 3 Box Widowed 41 4.04%

Bridgeport Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 141 12.76%
Color 1 Box Married 587 53.12%
Color 2 Box Never Married 196 17.74%
Color 3 Box Widowed 181 16.38%

Bridgeport Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bridgeport Education Information Back to top
Bridgeport Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 112 5.66%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 348 17.58%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 860 43.43%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 406 20.51%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 176 8.89%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 49 2.47%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 29 1.46%

Bridgeport Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 18 0.68% 20 0.75% 38 1.43%
Kindergarten 28 1.05% 0 0.00% 28 1.05%
Grades 1-4 201 7.55% 0 0.00% 201 7.55%
Grades 5-8 161 6.05% 0 0.00% 161 6.05%
Grades 9-12 167 6.27% 0 0.00% 167 6.27%
Undergrad college 66 2.48% 0 0.00% 66 2.48%
Graduate or professional school 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Total 641 24.07% 20 0.75% 661 24.82%

Bridgeport Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bridgeport Public Benefits Information Back to top
Bridgeport Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 2,217 84.65%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 402 15.35%

Bridgeport Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bridgeport Criminal Information Back to top
Bridgeport Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 0 3
2005 0 3
2006 0 2
2007 0 2

Bridgeport Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bridgeport Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Bridgeport Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 352 13.22%
10-19 Years 405 15.21%
20-29 Years 320 12.02%
30-39 Years 362 13.59%
40-49 Years 369 13.86%
50-59 Years 269 10.10%
60-69 Years 230 8.64%
70-79 Years 210 7.89%
80-89 Years 120 4.51%
90+ Years 26 0.98%

Bridgeport Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,254 47.09%
Color 1 Box Female 1,409 52.91%

Bridgeport Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 2,620 98.39%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 17 0.64%
Color 1 Box African-American 12 0.45%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 8 0.30%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 6 0.23%
Color 2 Box Asian 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

Bridgeport Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 560 34.08%
2. English 335 20.39%
3. German 282 17.16%
4. Irish 234 14.24%
5. French Non-Basque 69 4.20%
6. Dutch 49 2.98%
7. Italian 29 1.77%
8. Welsh 26 1.58%
9. Scotch Irish 20 1.22%
10. Other West Indian 9 0.55%

Bridgeport Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 2,492 98.23%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 19 0.75%
3. French 19 0.75%
4. Other West Germanic 7 0.28%

Bridgeport Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 2,691 99.85%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 4 0.15%

Bridgeport Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Bridgeport Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Bridgeport Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
62417