Bridgeport vs Nutter Fort

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

Bridgeport and Nutter Fort are places in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bridgeport has the higher population (9,292 vs 1,890 in Nutter Fort). Bridgeport has the higher median household income ($99,936 vs $62,917 in Nutter Fort). Bridgeport has the higher median home value ($276,700 vs $116,700 in Nutter Fort).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgeport	Nutter Fort
Population	9,292	1,890
Median age	43.9 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$99,936	$62,917
Median home value	$276,700	$116,700
Median gross rent	$1,227	$907
Housing units	4,269	860
Homeownership rate	76.2%	72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.5%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgeport	Nutter Fort
Population	8,556 → 9,292 (+8.6%)	1,570 → 1,890 (+20.4%)
Median household income	$84,382 → $99,936 (+18.4%)	$49,432 → $62,917 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$222,800 → $276,700 (+24.2%)	$94,900 → $116,700 (+23.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,104 → $1,227 (+11.1%)	$887 → $907 (+2.3%)

Bridgeport

Population

8,5569,292

Median household income

$84,382$99,936

Median home value

$222,800$276,700

Median gross rent

$1,104$1,227

Nutter Fort

Population

1,5701,890

Median household income

$49,432$62,917

Median home value

$94,900$116,700

Median gross rent

$887$907

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridgeport	Nutter Fort
Under 5	4.2%	3.9%
5 to 17	14.3%	22.8%
18 to 24	4.8%	8.9%
25 to 34	15.7%	13.4%
35 to 44	12.0%	10.5%
45 to 54	14.1%	10.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.4%
75 and over	10.4%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgeport	Nutter Fort
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	93.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	1.7%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgeport	Nutter Fort
No high school diploma	3.2%	8.1%
High school graduate	17.6%	33.7%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	22.3%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgeport	Nutter Fort
Drove alone	82.3%	78.4%
Carpooled	6.7%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.3%	4.2%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgeport	Nutter Fort
1-unit, detached	71.0%	85.3%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	3.0%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	2.3%

Poverty & households

	Bridgeport	Nutter Fort
Poverty rate	3.8%	9.0%
Average household size	2.33	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1975	1950