Bridgeport

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  2. Bridgeport Statistics
  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 Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Bridgeport Zip Codes


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Bridgeport Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 11,709
  • Land Area (2000): 89.685 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.203 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 4,669
Bridgeport Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 6,731 57.67%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 54 0.46%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 4,887 41.87%

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. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 580 21.60%
2. Construction 320 11.92%
3. Metal Manufactuing 148 5.51%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 145 5.40%
5. Educational Services 104 3.87%
6. Machinery Manufacturing 104 3.87%
7. Public Administration 99 3.69%
8. Repair and Maintenance 80 2.98%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 75 2.79%
10. Truck Transportation 68 2.53%
11. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 66 2.46%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 49 1.82%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 43 1.60%
14. Finance and Insurance 41 1.53%
15. Health Care 41 1.53%
16. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 40 1.49%
17. U.S. Postal Service 39 1.45%
18. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 38 1.42%
19. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 38 1.42%
20. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 29 1.08%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 540 19.98%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 342 12.65%
3. Educational Services 336 12.43%
4. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 157 5.81%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 113 4.18%
6. Department and Other General Stores 97 3.59%
7. Public Administration 93 3.44%
8. Social Assistance 85 3.14%
9. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 82 3.03%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 77 2.85%
11. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 74 2.74%
12. Finance and Insurance 71 2.63%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 70 2.59%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 58 2.15%
15. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 40 1.48%
16. Metal Manufactuing 38 1.41%
17. Private Household Services 33 1.22%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 26 0.96%
19. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 25 0.92%
20. U.S. Postal Service 24 0.89%

Bridgeport Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 278 10.35%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 194 7.23%
3. Other Production Occupations 159 5.92%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 155 5.77%
5. Assemblers and Fabricators 149 5.55%
6. Other Construction Trades 131 4.88%
7. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 128 4.77%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 98 3.65%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 89 3.31%
10. Other Sales and Related Occupations 88 3.28%
11. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 85 3.17%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 83 3.09%
13. Other Management Occupations 57 2.12%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 48 1.79%
15. Carpenters 46 1.71%
16. Computer Specialists 42 1.56%
17. Operations Managers Non Finance 42 1.56%
18. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 41 1.53%
19. Other Material Moving Workers 40 1.49%
20. Construction Laborers 39 1.45%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 163 6.03%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 150 5.55%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 140 5.18%
4. Waiters and Waitresses 132 4.88%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 126 4.66%
6. Cashiers 124 4.59%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 107 3.96%
8. Secretaries and Admins 107 3.96%
9. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 94 3.48%
10. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 82 3.03%
11. Child Care Workers 81 3.00%
12. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 81 3.00%
13. Other Personal Care, Not child care 80 2.96%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 78 2.89%
15. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 75 2.77%
16. Other Production Occupations 74 2.74%
17. Health Technologists and Technicians 63 2.33%
18. Assemblers and Fabricators 61 2.26%
19. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 56 2.07%
20. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 52 1.92%

Bridgeport Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 4,807 53.33%
15-35 hours 1,252 13.89%
1-14 hours 257 2.85%
No regular hours 2,698 29.93%

Bridgeport Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 217 4.19%
5 AM-5:29 AM 162 3.13%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 303 5.86%
6 AM-6:29 AM 459 8.87%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 513 9.92%
7 AM-7:29 AM 513 9.92%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 815 15.75%
8 AM-8:29 AM 410 7.93%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 300 5.80%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 240 4.64%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 75 1.45%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 70 1.35%
Noon-3:59 PM 594 11.48%
4 PM-11:59 PM 502 9.70%

Bridgeport Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 148 2.86%
5-9 698 13.49%
10-14 901 17.42%
15-19 959 18.54%
20-24 1,003 19.39%
25-29 312 6.03%
30-34 553 10.69%
35-39 70 1.35%
40-44 117 2.26%
45-59 140 2.71%
60-89 126 2.44%
At least 90 146 2.82%

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 5 0.10% 4,016 77.63%
30-44 8 0.15% 732 14.15%
45-59 9 0.17% 131 2.53%
At least 60 7 0.14% 265 5.12%

Bridgeport Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 487 9.23%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,539 86.06%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 5 0.09%
Color 4 Box Other 41 0.78%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 29 0.55%
Color 6 Box Walked 72 1.37%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 101 1.92%

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): 4,470 (11,502 people)
Families (2000): 3,234 (9,769 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,118
People at same address in 1995: 6,818
Bridgeport Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 326 7.29%
$10,000-$14,999 322 7.20%
$15,000-$19,999 391 8.75%
$20,000-$24,999 308 6.89%
$25,000-$29,999 318 7.11%
$30,000-$34,999 297 6.64%
$35,000-$39,999 284 6.35%
$40,000-$44,999 276 6.17%
$45,000-$49,999 250 5.59%
$50,000-$59,999 404 9.04%
$60,000-$74,999 419 9.37%
$75,000-$99,999 491 10.98%
$100,000-$124,999 257 5.75%
$125,000-$149,999 62 1.39%
$150,000-$199,999 22 0.49%
$200,000 or more 43 0.96%

Bridgeport Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,070 23.84%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,394 31.06%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 158 3.52%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 792 17.65%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 12 0.27%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 620 13.81%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 9 0.20%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 260 5.79%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 3 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 108 2.41%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 60 1.34%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.02%

Bridgeport Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,582 28.54%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,575 12.55%
Public Assistance 247 1.97%
Retirement 1,033 8.23%
Self Employment 325 2.59%
Social Security 1,287 10.25%
Supplemental Security 178 1.42%
Wage / Salary 3,525 28.09%
Other 798 6.36%

Bridgeport Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,529 61.90%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 941 38.10%

Bridgeport Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 393 9.04%
Color 1 Box Married 2,599 59.79%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,238 28.48%
Color 3 Box Widowed 117 2.69%

Bridgeport Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 582 12.02%
Color 1 Box Married 2,747 56.72%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,053 21.74%
Color 3 Box Widowed 461 9.52%

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 437 4.99%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,419 16.21%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,375 38.56%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,095 23.94%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 589 6.73%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 578 6.60%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 259 2.96%

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 137 1.17% 33 0.28% 170 1.45%
Kindergarten 201 1.72% 31 0.26% 232 1.98%
Grades 1-4 617 5.27% 60 0.51% 677 5.78%
Grades 5-8 668 5.71% 52 0.44% 720 6.15%
Grades 9-12 595 5.08% 67 0.57% 662 5.65%
Undergrad college 416 3.55% 45 0.38% 461 3.94%
Graduate or professional school 38 0.32% 0 0.00% 38 0.32%
Total 2,672 22.82% 288 2.46% 2,960 25.28%

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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 10,364 90.55%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,081 9.45%

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 Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Bridgeport Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,580 13.49%
10-19 Years 1,690 14.43%
20-29 Years 1,295 11.06%
30-39 Years 1,591 13.59%
40-49 Years 1,816 15.51%
50-59 Years 1,638 13.99%
60-69 Years 1,079 9.22%
70-79 Years 648 5.53%
80-89 Years 296 2.53%
90+ Years 76 0.65%

Bridgeport Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 5,566 47.54%
Color 1 Box Female 6,143 52.46%

Bridgeport Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 7,943 67.84%
Color 1 Box African-American 2,403 20.52%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 1,060 9.05%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 187 1.60%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 62 0.53%
Color 2 Box Asian 38 0.32%
Color 6 Box Other Race 16 0.14%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Bridgeport Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 3,254 36.21%
2. Polish 1,076 11.97%
3. Irish 908 10.10%
4. French Non-Basque 722 8.03%
5. English 698 7.77%
6. United States Or American 485 5.40%
7. Italian 278 3.09%
8. French Canadian 213 2.37%
9. Scottish 195 2.17%
10. Dutch 146 1.62%

Bridgeport Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 10,255 94.26%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 436 4.01%
3. German 66 0.61%
4. French 18 0.17%
5. Tagalog 18 0.17%
6. Polish 17 0.16%
7. Other Native North American 15 0.14%
8. Other Slavic 11 0.10%
9. Scandinavian 10 0.09%
10. Arabic 10 0.09%

Bridgeport Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 11,565 99.08%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 75 0.64%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 32 0.27%

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
48722