Bridgeport

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  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): 15,617
  • Land Area (2000): 912.442 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 30.454 square kilometers
Bridgeport Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 4,407 2003 4,678 2005 5,493
2002 4,500 2004 Not Available 2006 5,819

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Houses (2000): 6,101
Bridgeport Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 3,965 25.35%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 853 5.45%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 10,822 69.19%

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Bridgeport Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 542 13.28%
2. Mining 446 10.93%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 261 6.40%
4. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 246 6.03%
5. Truck Transportation 224 5.49%
6. Public Administration 172 4.22%
7. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 166 4.07%
8. Repair and Maintenance 157 3.85%
9. Educational Services 124 3.04%
10. Utilities 112 2.75%
11. Metal Manufactuing 92 2.25%
12. Accommodation and Food Services 86 2.11%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 78 1.91%
14. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 77 1.89%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 72 1.76%
16. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 71 1.74%
17. Air Transportation 70 1.72%
18. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 70 1.72%
19. Department and Other General Stores 65 1.59%
20. Health Care 65 1.59%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 478 17.59%
2. Health Care 379 13.95%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 170 6.26%
4. Food and Beverage Stores 159 5.85%
5. Finance and Insurance 139 5.12%
6. Public Administration 112 4.12%
7. Personal and Laundry Services 110 4.05%
8. Construction 97 3.57%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 97 3.57%
10. Social Assistance 68 2.50%
11. Department and Other General Stores 55 2.02%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 51 1.88%
13. Mining 49 1.80%
14. Private Household Services 44 1.62%
15. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 43 1.58%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 42 1.55%
17. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 42 1.55%
18. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 34 1.25%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 30 1.10%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 29 1.07%

Bridgeport Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 361 8.85%
2. Vehicle Mechanics 227 5.56%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 218 5.34%
4. Other Management Occupations 195 4.78%
5. Other Installation / Maintenance 186 4.56%
6. Other Production Occupations 175 4.29%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 165 4.04%
8. Other Material Moving Workers 139 3.41%
9. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 139 3.41%
10. Farmers and Farm Managers 133 3.26%
11. Other Construction Trades 127 3.11%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 123 3.01%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 120 2.94%
14. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 112 2.75%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 103 2.52%
16. Law Enforcement Workers 86 2.11%
17. Extraction Workers 84 2.06%
18. Assemblers and Fabricators 79 1.94%
19. Top Executives 75 1.84%
20. Agricultural Workers 66 1.62%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 191 7.03%
2. Secretaries and Admins 176 6.48%
3. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 133 4.90%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 119 4.38%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 117 4.31%
6. Cashiers 112 4.12%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 108 3.97%
8. Other Management Occupations 105 3.86%
9. Health Technologists and Technicians 100 3.68%
10. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 93 3.42%
11. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 82 3.02%
12. Personal Appearance Workers 82 3.02%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 81 2.98%
14. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 72 2.65%
15. Other Food Preparation and Servers 63 2.32%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 63 2.32%
17. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 60 2.21%
18. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 59 2.17%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 55 2.02%
20. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 51 1.88%

Bridgeport Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 6,506 55.27%
15-35 hours 1,150 9.77%
1-14 hours 329 2.79%
No regular hours 3,787 32.17%

Bridgeport Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 487 7.61%
5 AM-5:29 AM 344 5.38%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 481 7.52%
6 AM-6:29 AM 592 9.26%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 701 10.96%
7 AM-7:29 AM 964 15.07%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,078 16.85%
8 AM-8:29 AM 445 6.96%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 147 2.30%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 200 3.13%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 79 1.24%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 28 0.44%
Noon-3:59 PM 418 6.54%
4 PM-11:59 PM 432 6.75%

Bridgeport Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 319 4.99%
5-9 731 11.43%
10-14 962 15.04%
15-19 763 11.93%
20-24 528 8.26%
25-29 123 1.92%
30-34 608 9.51%
35-39 90 1.41%
40-44 181 2.83%
45-59 814 12.73%
60-89 965 15.09%
At least 90 312 4.88%

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 9 0.14% 3,417 53.42%
30-44 0 0.00% 879 13.74%
45-59 0 0.00% 814 12.73%
At least 60 3 0.05% 1,274 19.92%

Bridgeport Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 7 0.11%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,027 15.46%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,234 78.77%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 50 0.75%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 12 0.18%
Color 6 Box Walked 66 0.99%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 249 3.75%

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Bridgeport Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,264 (14,765 people)
Families (2000): 4,153 (13,288 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,712
People at same address in 1995: 7,274
Bridgeport Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 501 9.52%
$10,000-$14,999 343 6.52%
$15,000-$19,999 314 5.97%
$20,000-$24,999 364 6.91%
$25,000-$29,999 360 6.84%
$30,000-$34,999 297 5.64%
$35,000-$39,999 373 7.09%
$40,000-$44,999 380 7.22%
$45,000-$49,999 321 6.10%
$50,000-$59,999 567 10.77%
$60,000-$74,999 537 10.20%
$75,000-$99,999 564 10.71%
$100,000-$124,999 206 3.91%
$125,000-$149,999 54 1.03%
$150,000-$199,999 69 1.31%
$200,000 or more 14 0.27%

Bridgeport Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 965 18.29%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,716 32.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 121 2.29%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 903 17.12%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 17 0.32%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 859 16.28%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 418 7.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 175 3.32%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 99 1.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Bridgeport Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,421 31.68%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,438 10.30%
Public Assistance 124 0.89%
Retirement 738 5.29%
Self Employment 982 7.04%
Social Security 1,265 9.06%
Supplemental Security 178 1.28%
Wage / Salary 4,119 29.51%
Other 692 4.96%

Bridgeport Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,863 51.92%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,725 48.08%

Bridgeport Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 506 8.12%
Color 1 Box Married 4,442 71.25%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,153 18.50%
Color 3 Box Widowed 133 2.13%

Bridgeport Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 455 7.83%
Color 1 Box Married 3,962 68.22%
Color 2 Box Never Married 815 14.03%
Color 3 Box Widowed 576 9.92%

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Bridgeport Education Information Back to top
Bridgeport Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 1,039 9.21%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,989 17.63%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,188 37.11%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,512 22.26%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 452 4.01%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 778 6.89%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 327 2.90%

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 133 0.85% 30 0.19% 163 1.04%
Kindergarten 181 1.16% 13 0.08% 194 1.24%
Grades 1-4 1,026 6.57% 27 0.17% 1,053 6.74%
Grades 5-8 1,140 7.30% 47 0.30% 1,187 7.60%
Grades 9-12 976 6.25% 83 0.53% 1,059 6.78%
Undergrad college 272 1.74% 58 0.37% 330 2.11%
Graduate or professional school 54 0.35% 17 0.11% 71 0.45%
Total 3,782 24.22% 275 1.76% 4,057 25.98%

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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 13,147 89.16%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,598 10.84%

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Bridgeport Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 718
Bridgeport Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 1.588 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.588 0.227 2.496 18.153 0.908 21.784
2002 3.556 0.222 0.000 0.000 3.778 0.000 10.889 20.889 1.556 33.333
2003 3.206 0.000 0.214 0.214 3.634 0.000 9.192 23.301 0.855 33.348
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 3.823 0.000 0.182 0.182 4.187 0.000 12.015 25.487 2.731 40.233
2006 1.719 0.516 0.000 0.172 2.406 0.000 6.015 25.262 1.547 32.824
2007 1.006 0.335 0.168 0.168 1.676 0.168 6.705 18.438 2.347 27.489

Bridgeport Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 8 14
2005 8 12
2006 8 14
2007 8 16

Bridgeport Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 103
2002 167

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Bridgeport Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Bridgeport Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,193 14.04%
10-19 Years 2,564 16.42%
20-29 Years 1,825 11.69%
30-39 Years 2,451 15.69%
40-49 Years 2,476 15.85%
50-59 Years 1,808 11.58%
60-69 Years 1,215 7.78%
70-79 Years 695 4.45%
80-89 Years 326 2.09%
90+ Years 64 0.41%

Bridgeport Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,991 51.17%
Color 1 Box Female 7,626 48.83%

Bridgeport Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 12,976 83.09%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 2,068 13.24%
Color 1 Box African-American 324 2.07%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 130 0.83%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 89 0.57%
Color 2 Box Asian 22 0.14%
Color 6 Box Other Race 4 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 4 0.03%

Bridgeport Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 3,104 38.05%
2. Irish 1,268 15.54%
3. German 1,079 13.23%
4. English 965 11.83%
5. Scotch Irish 276 3.38%
6. Dutch 263 3.22%
7. Italian 207 2.54%
8. Scottish 195 2.39%
9. French Non-Basque 194 2.38%
10. European 134 1.64%

Bridgeport Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 12,751 87.33%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 1,737 11.90%
3. French 31 0.21%
4. German 21 0.14%
5. Russian 20 0.14%
6. Other Pacific Island 17 0.12%
7. Hungarian 14 0.10%
8. Other West Germanic 8 0.05%
9. Hebrew 2 0.01%

Bridgeport Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,754 94.34%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 229 1.46%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 657 4.20%

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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
76426