Bethesda vs Bridgeport

A side-by-side comparison of Bethesda and Bridgeport: population, income, housing, and more.

Bethesda and Bridgeport are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bridgeport has the higher population (1,457 vs 1,230 in Bethesda). Bridgeport has the higher median household income ($53,409 vs $33,606 in Bethesda). Bethesda has the higher median home value ($98,800 vs $89,300 in Bridgeport).

Population, income & housing

	Bethesda	Bridgeport
Population	1,230	1,457
Median age	33.0 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$33,606	$53,409
Median home value	$98,800	$89,300
Median gross rent	$739	$688
Housing units	641	823
Homeownership rate	60.6%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethesda	Bridgeport
Population	1,149 → 1,230 (+7.0%)	1,678 → 1,457 (-13.2%)
Median household income	$45,652 → $33,606 (-26.4%)	$42,656 → $53,409 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$94,500 → $98,800 (+4.6%)	$62,300 → $89,300 (+43.3%)
Median gross rent	$538 → $739 (+37.4%)	$739 → $688 (-6.9%)

Bethesda

Population

1,1491,230

Median household income

$45,652$33,606

Median home value

$94,500$98,800

Median gross rent

$538$739

Bridgeport

Population

1,6781,457

Median household income

$42,656$53,409

Median home value

$62,300$89,300

Median gross rent

$739$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethesda	Bridgeport
Under 5	9.3%	8.5%
5 to 17	11.5%	10.6%
18 to 24	18.5%	8.0%
25 to 34	12.5%	17.4%
35 to 44	12.1%	6.0%
45 to 54	5.8%	14.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	18.3%
65 to 74	9.9%	10.3%
75 and over	6.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethesda	Bridgeport
White (non-Hispanic)	96.8%	77.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	12.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethesda	Bridgeport
No high school diploma	11.7%	10.1%
High school graduate	47.0%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.8%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethesda	Bridgeport
Drove alone	96.8%	78.2%
Carpooled	0.8%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	7.4%
Other means	0.4%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethesda	Bridgeport
1-unit, detached	64.9%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	19.4%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.7%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	19.5%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Bethesda	Bridgeport
Poverty rate	21.2%	20.3%
Average household size	2.35	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1955	1947