Bridgeport, Connecticut Neighborhood Info

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Bridgeport, Connecticut QuickFacts

	Bridgeport, Connecticut	United States
Total population	139,529	281,421,906
State	Connecticut
City	bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut Population

	Bridgeport, Connecticut	%, Bridgeport, Connecticut	United States
Male	66,554	47.7%	49.06%
Female	72,975	52.3%	50.94%
Median age (years)	31.4		35.3

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	Bridgeport, Connecticut	%, Bridgeport, Connecticut	United States
18 years and over	99,857	71.57%	74.31%
21 years and over	93,184	66.78%	69.97%
62 years and over	18,693	13.4%	14.66%
65 years and over	16,012	11.48%	12.43%

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	Bridgeport, Connecticut	%, Bridgeport, Connecticut	United States
White	62,822	45.02%	75.14%
Black or African American	42,925	30.76%	12.32%
Asian	4,536	3.25%	3.64%
Some other race	21,471	15.39%	5.46%
Two or more races	7,775	5.57%	2.43%

Bridgeport, Connecticut Housing

	Bridgeport, Connecticut	%, Bridgeport, Connecticut	United States
Total households	50,307		105,480,101
Family households (families)	32,730	65.06%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	17,577	34.94%	31.94%

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	Bridgeport, Connecticut	%, Bridgeport, Connecticut	United States
Total housing units	54,367		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	4,060	7.47%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	50,307	92.53%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	21,755	40.02%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	28,552	52.52%	30.77%

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	Bridgeport, Connecticut	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	779	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	3,537	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,810	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,047	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	512	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	163	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	26	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	9	0.57%
Median (dollars)	117,500	119,600

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	Bridgeport, Connecticut	%, Bridgeport, Connecticut	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	11,076	22.02%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	16,190	32.18%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	7,049	14.01%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	7,303	14.52%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	3,799	7.55%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	4,890	9.72%	9.65%

Bridgeport, Connecticut Education

	Bridgeport, Connecticut	%, Bridgeport, Connecticut	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	40,966		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	2,558	6.24%	6.47%
Kindergarten	2,284	5.58%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	18,873	46.07%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	8,939	21.82%	21.38%
College or graduate school	8,312	20.29%	22.81%

Bridgeport, Connecticut Economy

	Bridgeport, Connecticut	%, Bridgeport, Connecticut	United States
Population 16 years and over	104,020		217,168,077
In labor force	63,611	61.15%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	63,598	61.14%	63.39%
- - Employed	56,916	54.72%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	6,682	6.42%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	10.5		5.8
- Armed Forces	13	0.01%	0.53%
Not in labor force	40,409	38.85%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	55,742	53.59%	51.66%
In labor force	31,594	30.37%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	31,594	30.37%	29.65%
- - Employed	28,436	27.34%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	12,263	11.79%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	7,549		12,787,501

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	Bridgeport, Connecticut	%, Bridgeport, Connecticut	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	50,305		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	7,643	15.19%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,865	7.68%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	7,202	14.32%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	6,621	13.16%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	8,573	17.04%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	8,764	17.42%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,955	7.86%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,698	5.36%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	555	1.1%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	429	0.85%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	34,658		41,994

	Bridgeport, Connecticut	%, Bridgeport, Connecticut	United States
With earnings	38,777	37.28%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	46,779		56,604
With Social Security income	13,346	12.83%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,949		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,616	3.48%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,319		6,320
With public assistance income	4,073	3.92%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,700		3,032
With retirement income	7,049	6.78%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,724		17,376

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