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Moving to Bridgeport, Connecticut

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Population: 139,529. Estimated population in July 2024: 139,008 (-0.4% change)
Males: 66,554 (47.7%), Females: 72,975 (52.3%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.4 years
Median household income: $34,658
Median house value: $117,500

Population by Race

Races in Bridgeport:

  • Hispanic (31.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (30.9%)
  • Black (30.8%)
  • Other race (14.8%)
  • Two or more races (5.6%)
  • Other Asian (1.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Vietnamese (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (8.6%), West Indian (6.2%), Irish (5.1%), Portuguese (2.9%), Polish (2.8%), German (2.4%).

Elevation: 25 feet

Land area: 16.0 square miles

Map of Bridgeport, CT

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bridgeport

  • High school or higher: 65.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 10.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bridgeport city

  • Never married: 39.5%
  • Now married: 39.3%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

20.5% Foreign born (11.9% Latin America, 4.7% Europe, 2.9% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -2,077 (-1.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Bridgeport:

  • BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL (267 GRANT STREET)
  • SOUTHWEST CONNECTICUT MENTAL HEALTH (1635 CENTRAL AVE)
  • ST VINCENT’S MEDICAL CENTER (2800 MAIN ST)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bridgeport:

  • IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 7 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
  • TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 23 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Abbreviation: HVN)
  • DANBURY MUNI (about 23 miles; DANBURY, CT; Abbreviation: DXR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bridgeport:

  • WATERBURY-OXFORD (about 20 miles; OXFORD, CT; Abbreviation: OXC)
  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 29 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
  • CANDLELIGHT (about 32 miles; NEW MILFORD, CT; Abbreviation: 6Y2)

Amtrak station:
BRIDGEPORT (525 WATER ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Bridgeport:

  • UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT (Full-time enrollment: 2,162; Location: 380 University Avenue; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.bridgeport.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,882; Location: 900 LAFAYETTE BLVD; Public; Website: www.hcc.commnet.edu)
  • BUTLER BUSINESS SCHOOL INC (Full-time enrollment: 176; Location: 2710 NORTH AVE; Private, for-profit)
  • ST VINCENT’S COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 141; Location: 2800 MAIN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.stvincentscollege.edu)
  • BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING (Full-time enrollment: 91; Location: 200 MILL HILL AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.saltmeadow.com/bhsn)
  • THE LEON INSTITUTE OF HAIR DESIGN (Full-time enrollment: 39; Location: 111 WALL ST; Private, for-profit)
  • STAT TRAINING CENTER (Location: 881 LAFAYETTE BLVD; Private, for-profit)
  • BULLARD-HAVENS REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCH (Location: 500 PALISADE AVE; Public)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Bridgeport:

  • SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,120)
  • FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; FAIRFIELD, CT; Full-time enrollment: 4,197)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 17 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
  • NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; NORWALK, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,772)
  • SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 8,808)
  • GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)
  • YALE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 11,011)

Schools

Public high schools in Bridgeport:

  • CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,217; Location: 1 LINCOLN BLVD.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BASSICK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,227; Location: 1181 FAIRFIELD AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BULLARD-HAVENS V-T SCHOOL (Students: 958; Location: 500 PALISADE AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • THE BRIDGE ACADEMY (Students: 175; Location: 510 BARNUM AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BRIDGEPORT COMMUNITY CORRECTIONAL CENTER (Students: 49; Location: 1106 NORTH AVE.; Grades: 10 – 12)

Private high schools in Bridgeport:

  • KOLBE CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 299; Location: 33 CALHOUN PLACE; Grades: 9 – 12)
  • UNIVERSITY SCHOOL (Students: 64; Location: PO BOX 6129; Grades: 9 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Bridgeport:

  • HARDING HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,599; Location: 1734 CENTRAL AVE.; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • BLACKHAM SCHOOL (Students: 1,172; Location: 425 THORME ST.; Grades: PK – 08)
  • LUIS MUNOZ MARIN SCHOOL (Students: 1,012; Location: 479 HELEN ST.; Grades: PK – 08)
  • READ SCHOOL (Students: 990; Location: 130 EZRA ST.; Grades: KG – 08)
  • CURIALE SCHOOL (Students: 962; Location: 300 LAUREL AVE.; Grades: KG – 08)
  • ROOSEVELT SCHOOL (Students: 931; Location: 680 PARK AVE.; Grades: PK – 08)
  • COLUMBUS SCHOOL (Students: 833; Location: 275 GEORGE ST.; Grades: PK – 06)
  • WINTHROP SCHOOL (Students: 802; Location: 85 ECKART ST.; Grades: KG – 08)
  • DUNBAR SCHOOL (Students: 727; Location: 445 UNION AVE.; Grades: KG – 08)
  • MADISON SCHOOL (Students: 681; Location: 376 WAYNE ST.; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle schools in Bridgeport:

  • ST AMBROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 378; Location: 461 MILL HILL AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST RAPHAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 278; Location: 324 FRANK STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST ANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 257; Location: 521 BREWSTER STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST PETER’S SCHOOL (Students: 246; Location: 659 BEECHWOOD AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST AUGUSTINE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (Students: 240; Location: 63 PEQUONNOCK ST; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST ANDREW REGIONAL SCHOOL (Students: 215; Location: 395 ANTON ST; Grades: KG – 8)
  • JEWISH CENTER FOR COMM SERV EA (Students: 184; Location: 4200 PARK AVENUE; Grades: PK – KG)
  • ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 158; Location: 612 GRAND STREET; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Bridgeport:

  • BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,082,429; Location: 925 BROAD ST.; 447,442 books; 8,788 audio materials; 16,670 video materials; 1,000 serial subscriptions)

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