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38 tracts·149K people·$275K median·9,285/mi²
Hispanic 45 · White 25 · Black 20 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 4 · Other 2
Living alone 35 · Other 34 · Married couple 31
Management · business · science · arts 27 · Service 26 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 62 · Carpool 34 · Transit 7 · Work from home 7 · Walk 4 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bridgeport is $274,900 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Bridgeport has 149,153 residents across 38 census tracts and 1 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.7; the population is 44.8% Hispanic or Latino, 24.5% White, 19.7% Black, 4.7% Asian, 4.2% Multiracial and 2.1% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 23.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.0% (Census ACS).
Multicultural Magnet School (62%), Six-Six Magnet School (62%) and John Winthrop School (59%) lead the elementary schools; Park City Prep Charter School is the middle school with reported scores (61%); The Bridge Academy (52%), Great Oaks Charter School (47%) and Central High School (42%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,450/month, 8% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bridgeport is $58,685 a year, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Bridgeport, median rent is $1,450/month and the median home value is $274,900 (Census ACS).
Bridgeport reported 3.9 violent crimes and 14.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 104 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bridgeport are strong wind (78), winter weather (67) and ice storm (61), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.24g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bridgeport, 4.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).