Bridgeport vs Shinnston

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

Bridgeport and Shinnston 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 2,198 in Shinnston). Bridgeport has the higher median household income ($99,936 vs $63,750 in Shinnston). Bridgeport has the higher median home value ($276,700 vs $135,500 in Shinnston).

Population, income & housing

	Bridgeport	Shinnston
Population	9,292	2,198
Median age	43.9 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$99,936	$63,750
Median home value	$276,700	$135,500
Median gross rent	$1,227	$940
Housing units	4,269	1,046
Homeownership rate	76.2%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.5%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bridgeport	Shinnston
Population	8,556 → 9,292 (+8.6%)	2,265 → 2,198 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$84,382 → $99,936 (+18.4%)	$56,854 → $63,750 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$222,800 → $276,700 (+24.2%)	$109,200 → $135,500 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,104 → $1,227 (+11.1%)	$810 → $940 (+16.0%)

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

Shinnston

Population

2,2652,198

Median household income

$56,854$63,750

Median home value

$109,200$135,500

Median gross rent

$810$940

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bridgeport	Shinnston
Under 5	4.2%	3.7%
5 to 17	14.3%	13.6%
18 to 24	4.8%	6.6%
25 to 34	15.7%	10.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	21.0%
45 to 54	14.1%	14.2%
55 to 64	13.3%	8.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	13.7%
75 and over	10.4%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bridgeport	Shinnston
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	86.8%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bridgeport	Shinnston
No high school diploma	3.2%	5.1%
High school graduate	17.6%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	33.2%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	22.3%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bridgeport	Shinnston
Drove alone	82.3%	76.8%
Carpooled	6.7%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	5.8%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bridgeport	Shinnston
1-unit, detached	71.0%	76.9%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	9.8%	7.9%
20 or more units	6.0%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Bridgeport	Shinnston
Poverty rate	3.8%	15.2%
Average household size	2.33	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1975	1955