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Bridgeport, Connecticut Economy Profile

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 Bridgeport, Connecticut United States
StateConnecticut
CityBridgeport
Total population139,529 281,421,906
Male66,554138,053,563
Female72,975143,368,343
Median age (years)31.435.3
Total households50,307105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)34,65841,994

Bridgeport, Connecticut Economy

sixty-one point one five percent of people are in the labor force of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The total population of Bridgeport, Connecticut is one hundred and thirty-nine thousand, five hundred and twenty-nine people. Per capita income in Bridgeport, Connecticut is equal to $16,306. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in Bridgeport, Connecticut, receive thirty-two thousand, four hundred and thirty dollars, female full-time, year-round workers in Bridgeport, Connecticut, are paid $26,966. There are three thousand, four hundred and forty-one families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up four point eight nine percent of workers in Bridgeport, Connecticut. 83.31% comprise private wage and salary workers in Bridgeport, Connecticut. There are 69 Unpaid family workers in Bridgeport, Connecticut. 1,959 people are involved in public administration. 20.7% of workers provide educational, health and social services in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in Bridgeport, Connecticut is as follows: 4.62%.

 Bridgeport, Connecticut %, Bridgeport, Connecticut United States
Population 16 years and over104,020  217,168,077
In labor force63,611 61.15%63.92%
- Civilian labor force63,598 61.14%63.39%
- - Employed56,916 54.72%59.73%
- - Unemployed6,682 6.42%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force10.5  5.8
- Armed Forces13 0.01%0.53%
Not in labor force40,409 38.85%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over55,742 53.59%51.66%
In labor force31,594 30.37%29.72%
- Civilian labor force31,594 30.37%29.65%
- - Employed28,436 27.34%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years12,263 11.79%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force7,549  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over55,272  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone36,714 66.42%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled10,360 18.74%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)4,627 8.37%4.73%
Walked2,016 3.65%2.93%
Other means792 1.43%1.19%
Worked at home763 1.38%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)25.0 0.05%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over56,916  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations12,430 21.84%33.65%
Service occupations12,238 21.5%14.86%
Sales and office occupations15,864 27.87%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations58 0.1%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations5,378 9.45%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations10,948 19.24%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining80 0.14%1.87%
Construction3,796 6.67%6.78%
Manufacturing9,534 16.75%14.1%
Wholesale trade1,485 2.61%3.6%
Retail trade7,337 12.89%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities2,629 4.62%5.2%
Information1,609 2.83%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing4,095 7.19%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services4,978 8.75%9.3%
Educational, health and social services11,781 20.7%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services4,037 7.09%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)3,596 6.32%4.87%
Public administration1,959 3.44%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers47,419 83.31%78.47%
Government workers6,645 11.68%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business2,783 4.89%6.63%
Unpaid family workers69 0.12%0.31%
 Bridgeport, Connecticut %, Bridgeport, Connecticut United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households50,305  105,539,122
Less than $10,0007,643 15.19%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9993,865 7.68%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9997,202 14.32%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9996,621 13.16%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9998,573 17.04%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9998,764 17.42%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9993,955 7.86%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9992,698 5.36%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999555 1.1%2.2%
$200,000 or more429 0.85%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)34,658  41,994
With earnings38,777 37.28%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)46,779  56,604
With Social Security income13,346 12.83%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)9,949  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income3,616 3.48%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,319  6,320
With public assistance income4,073 3.92%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,700  3,032
With retirement income7,049 6.78%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)12,724  17,376
 
Families33,042  72,261,780
Less than $10,0003,681 11.14%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9992,024 6.13%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9994,656 14.09%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9994,233 12.81%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9995,970 18.07%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9996,587 19.94%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9993,065 9.28%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9992,111 6.39%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999444 1.34%2.75%
$200,000 or more271 0.82%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)39,571  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)16,306  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers32,430  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers26,966  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families5,341  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years4,411 82.59%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years2,218 41.53%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present3,441  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years3,099 90.06%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years1,541 44.78%42.27%
 
Individuals24,920  33,899,812
18 years and over15,211 61.04%65.35%
- 65 years and over2,001 8.03%9.7%
Related children under 18 years9,549 38.32%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years6,741 27.05%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over6,568 26.36%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.