Bridgeport, CT Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	139,529	100.0

Male	66,554	47.7
Female	72,975	52.3

Under 5 years	11,397	8.2
5 to 9 years	11,489	8.2
10 to 14 years	10,696	7.7
15 to 19 years	10,455	7.5
20 to 24 years	11,207	8.0
25 to 34 years	22,147	15.9
35 to 44 years	20,463	14.7
45 to 54 years	15,466	11.1
55 to 59 years	5,576	4.0
60 to 64 years	4,621	3.3
65 to 74 years	7,743	5.5
75 to 84 years	6,071	4.4
85 years and over	2,198	1.6

Median age (years)	31.4	(X)

18 years and over	99,857	71.6
Male	46,268	33.2
Female	53,589	38.4
21 years and over	93,184	66.8
62 years and over	18,693	13.4
65 years and over	16,012	11.5
Male	6,034	4.3
Female	9,978	7.2

RACE
One race	131,754	94.4
White	62,822	45.0
Black or African American	42,925	30.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	664	0.5
Asian	4,536	3.3
Asian Indian	801	0.6
Chinese	507	0.4
Filipino	143	0.1
Japanese	220	0.2
Korean	219	0.2
Vietnamese	1,189	0.9
Other Asian ¹	1,457	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	148	0.1
Native Hawaiian	40	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	13	0.0
Samoan	39	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	56	0.0
Some other race	20,659	14.8
Two or more races	7,775	5.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	67,706	48.5
Black or African American	46,281	33.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,400	1.0
Asian	5,367	3.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	453	0.3
Some other race	26,459	19.0

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	139,529	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	44,478	31.9
Mexican	2,687	1.9
Puerto Rican	32,177	23.1
Cuban	994	0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino	8,620	6.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	95,051	68.1
White alone	43,158	30.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	139,529	100.0
In households	135,933	97.4
Householder	50,307	36.1
Spouse	17,618	12.6
Child	45,820	32.8
Own child under 18 years	33,425	24.0
Other relatives	13,083	9.4
Under 18 years	5,253	3.8
Nonrelatives	9,105	6.5
Unmarried partner	3,754	2.7
In group quarters	3,596	2.6
Institutionalized population	1,919	1.4
Noninstitutionalized population	1,677	1.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	50,307	100.0
Family households (families)	32,730	65.1
With own children under 18 years	17,244	34.3
Married-couple family	17,618	35.0
With own children under 18 years	8,462	16.8
Female householder, no husband present	12,095	24.0
With own children under 18 years	7,474	14.9
Nonfamily households	17,577	34.9
Householder living alone	14,577	29.0
Householder 65 years and over	5,660	11.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	19,876	39.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	12,178	24.2

Average household size	2.70	(X)
Average family size	3.34	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	54,367	100.0
Occupied housing units	50,307	92.5
Vacant housing units	4,060	7.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	120	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	50,307	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	21,755	43.2
Renter-occupied housing units	28,552	56.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.74	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.67	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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