Moving to Bridgeport, Washington
Population: 2,059. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,043 (-0.8% change)
Males: 1,065 (51.7%), Females: 994 (48.3%)
Douglas County
Zip code: 98813
Demographics
Median resident age: 26.2 years
Median household income: $25,531
Median house value: $67,300
Population by Race
Races in Bridgeport:
- Hispanic (64.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (32.7%)
- Other race (30.7%)
- Two or more races (6.0%)
- American Indian (2.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (6.9%), Irish (6.1%), English (5.6%), United States (3.8%), Norwegian (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).
Elevation: 829 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bridgeport
- High school or higher: 48.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 17.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bridgeport city
- Never married: 27.0%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 4.7%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 6.3%
42.9% Foreign born (42.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +549 (+36.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bridgeport:
- OKANOGAN-DOUGLAS DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; BREWSTER, WA)
- LAKE CHELAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; CHELAN, WA)
- MID-VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; OMAK, WA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bridgeport:
- PANGBORN MEMORIAL (about 57 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; Abbreviation: EAT)
- GRANT CO INTL (about 61 miles; MOSES LAKE, WA; Abbreviation: MWH)
- YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 116 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Abbreviation: YKM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bridgeport:
- ANDERSON FIELD (about 8 miles; BREWSTER, WA; Abbreviation: S97)
- MANSFIELD (about 15 miles; MANSFIELD, WA; Abbreviation: 8W3)
- CHELAN MUNI (about 22 miles; CHELAN, WA; Abbreviation: S10)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bridgeport:
- WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,074)
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,420)
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 114 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,906)
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 126 miles; PASCO, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
- EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 148 miles; CHENEY, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,852)
- UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON-SEATTLE CAMPUS (about 153 miles; SEATTLE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 32,742)
- SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 153 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 6,284)
Schools
Public high schools in Bridgeport:
- BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 136; Location: 1220 KRYGER AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
- BRIDGEPORT AURORA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 20; Location: 1300 DOUGLAS; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bridgeport:
- BRIDGEPORT ELEMENTARY (Students: 369; Location: 1400 TACOMA AVE; Grades: KG – 06)
- BRIDEGPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 115; Location: 1300 DOUGLAS AVE.; Grades: 07 – 08)