Bridgeport is home to 149,153 people in Connecticut. Owners hold 43% of the housing stock. 33% of people here were born outside the United States. There are 9,285 people per square mile. Households here earn about 39% less than in Connecticut as a whole. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,685, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bridgeport
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$349,450 → $274,900(−21%)US over the same years: +67%
Hispanic share25.3% → 44.8%(+19.5 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Black share25.7% → 19.7%(−6.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Its weight in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Bridgeport's population equals 45% of Greater Bridgeport Planning Region's. Its number of people who work from home equals 23% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 25% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)15.7%(404)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)17.6%(453)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.3%(808)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.1%(158)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.5%(115)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,580 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bridgeport, decade by decade
Bridgeport population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
141,686
$68,892
$349,450
12.3%
81.8
2000
139,529
$63,135
$196,192
12.2%
89.2
2010
144,229
$59,049
$339,503
15.8%
87.1
2020
148,654
$57,552
$225,439
19.7%
85.7
2024
149,153
$58,685
$274,900
23.4%
86.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
