Bridgeport

In Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 148,012
Median household income: $56,584
Median home value: $252,400

Bridgeport is a community in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut, home to 148,012 residents. At $56,584, its median household income sits below Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's $87,135.

From 2019 to 2023, Bridgeport's population grew 1.6% from 145,639 to 148,012, while its median home value rose 44.5% from $174,700 to $252,400.

Owners occupy 43.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 148,012
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $56,584
Median home value: $252,400
Median gross rent: $1,405
Housing units: 59,676
Homeownership rate: 43.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

145,639148,012

Median household income

$46,662$56,584

Median home value

$174,700$252,400

Median gross rent

$1,163$1,405

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	145,639	$46,662	$174,700	$1,163
2020	145,014	$47,484	$186,000	$1,171
2021	148,529	$50,597	$194,100	$1,225
2022	148,470	$54,440	$227,200	$1,369
2023	148,012	$56,584	$252,400	$1,405

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	8,222	5.6%
5 to 17	23,508	15.9%
18 to 24	17,185	11.6%
25 to 34	21,876	14.8%
35 to 44	21,001	14.2%
45 to 54	18,110	12.2%
55 to 64	18,444	12.5%
65 to 74	11,613	7.8%
75 and over	8,053	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,918	25.6%
Black or African American	28,859	19.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	147	0.1%
Asian	7,738	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.0%
Some other race	2,595	1.8%
Two or more races	4,716	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	66,017	44.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.2%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	21,970	22.2%
High school graduate	31,428	31.7%
Some college or associate's	22,776	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	14,377	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8,546	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone63.4%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit7.1%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	44,845	63.4%
Carpooled	11,372	16.1%
Public transit	5,056	7.1%
Walked	2,981	4.2%
Bicycle	173	0.2%
Worked from home	4,528	6.4%
Other means	1,802	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	16,352	24.7%
15 to 29 min	22,385	33.8%
30 to 44 min	13,597	20.5%
45 to 59 min	5,410	8.2%
60+ min	8,485	12.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 22.5% (32,623 of 144,753)

	Count	Share
Family households	33,245	59.9%
Nonfamily households	22,253	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	55,498	93.0%
Vacant	4,178	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,027	43.3%
Renter-occupied	31,471	56.7%

1-unit, detached27.4%

1-unit, attached9.7%

2 to 4 units33.6%

5 to 19 units12.1%

20 or more units16.8%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	16,371	27.4%
1-unit, attached	5,804	9.7%
2 to 4 units	20,031	33.6%
5 to 19 units	7,228	12.1%
20 or more units	10,046	16.8%
Mobile home & other	196	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0908000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 3.36 sq mi
Center point: 41.1874, -73.1958