Bridgeport, Connecticut Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Bridgeport is 1st in Connecticut out of 21 other cities in Current population (2012)

Bridgeport is 1st in Connecticut out of 60 other cities in Households

Bridgeport is 1st in Connecticut out of 60 other cities in Housing units

Bridgeport is 1st in Connecticut out of 60 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Bridgeport is 3rd in Connecticut out of 20 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Bridgeport is 3rd in Connecticut out of 60 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Bridgeport is 3rd in Connecticut out of 60 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Bridgeport is 4th in Connecticut out of 60 other cities in Foreign born residents

Bridgeport is 4th in Connecticut out of 60 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Bridgeport is 5th in Connecticut out of 60 other cities in Income below poverty line

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Bridgeport Rank Connecticut US
Current population (2012) 146,425 1st 3,590,347 313,914,040
Size in square miles 16.0 22nd 4,842.4 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 9,029 1st 738.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Bridgeport Rank Connecticut US
Residents younger than 5 7.4% 8th 5.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 25.0% 12th 22.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 10.0% 53rd 14.8% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Bridgeport Rank Connecticut US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 73.0% 59th 88.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 15.2% 58th 35.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Bridgeport Rank Connecticut US
Race - White 39.6% 59th 82.0% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 34.6% 3rd 11.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5% 11th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 3.4% 32nd 4.2% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 15th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 4.3% 7th 2.1% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 38.2% 3rd 14.2% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 22.7% 59th 70.3% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Bridgeport Rank Connecticut US
Female residents 51.5% 42nd 51.3% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 26.3% 4th 13.3% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Bridgeport Rank Connecticut US
Housing units 57,012 1st 1,494,019 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 67.6% 4th 34.6% 25.9%
Households 51,014 1st 1,360,115 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 44.6% 50th 68.9% 66.1%
Home median value $228,300 40th $293,100 $186,200
People per household 2.7 9th 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Bridgeport Rank Connecticut US
Income per capita $19,979 57th $37,627 $27,915
Income per household $40,947 55th $69,243 $52,762
Income below poverty line 21.9% 5th 9.5% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Bridgeport Rank Connecticut US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 8,695 3rd 332,150 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,122,181 6th $52,165,480 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $8,250 17th $14,953 $12,990

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