Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 326,296
Median household income: $87,135
Median home value: $397,000

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut counts 326,296 residents. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $87,135 runs below the Connecticut figure of $93,760.

Between 2022 and 2023, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's population held roughly steady from 326,381 to 326,296, while its median household income rose 4.8% from $83,147 to $87,135.

The median gross rent is $1,482. 41.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 326,296
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $87,135
Median home value: $397,000
Median gross rent: $1,482
Housing units: 125,678
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

326,381326,296

Median household income

$83,147$87,135

Median home value

$372,000$397,000

Median gross rent

$1,446$1,482

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2022	326,381	$83,147	$372,000	$1,446
2023	326,296	$87,135	$397,000	$1,482

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17,622	5.4%
5 to 17	55,030	16.9%
18 to 24	33,185	10.2%
25 to 34	37,155	11.4%
35 to 44	41,996	12.9%
45 to 54	44,473	13.6%
55 to 64	45,368	13.9%
65 to 74	29,691	9.1%
75 and over	21,776	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	174,303	53.4%
Black or African American	36,215	11.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	266	0.1%
Asian	16,949	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	34	0.0%
Some other race	4,123	1.3%
Two or more races	9,372	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	85,034	26.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate24.8%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree18.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28,095	12.7%
High school graduate	54,739	24.8%
Some college or associate's	45,787	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	52,136	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	39,702	18.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone65.9%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit6.1%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	104,115	65.9%
Carpooled	16,059	10.2%
Public transit	9,591	6.1%
Walked	4,166	2.6%
Bicycle	213	0.1%
Worked from home	21,053	13.3%
Other means	2,788	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	32,231	23.5%
15 to 29 min	46,583	34.0%
30 to 44 min	27,128	19.8%
45 to 59 min	11,166	8.2%
60+ min	19,824	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 13.2% (42,096 of 318,192)

	Count	Share
Family households	80,127	67.7%
Nonfamily households	38,208	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	118,335	94.2%
Vacant	7,343	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	77,362	65.4%
Renter-occupied	40,973	34.6%

1-unit, detached53.9%

1-unit, attached8.3%

2 to 4 units19.9%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units10.4%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	67,802	53.9%
1-unit, attached	10,469	8.3%
2 to 4 units	25,059	19.9%
5 to 19 units	9,005	7.2%
20 or more units	13,028	10.4%
Mobile home & other	315	0.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 09120
State: Connecticut
Land area: 140 sq mi
Water area: 98 sq mi
Center point: 41.1846, -73.2094