Bridgeport is home to 9,252 people in West Virginia. Households here earn about 68% more than in West Virginia as a whole. 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. At a median age of 45.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $100,022, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bridgeport
What changed most since 1990
White share95.4% → 88.5%(−6.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants80.9% → 75.5%(−5.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Bridgeport's population equals 14% of Harrison County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.9% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 46% 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)26.7%(144)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.1%(65)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.3%(174)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.2%(39)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 539 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
6,739
$81,876
$191,045
35.6%
11.0
2000
7,306
$89,826
$213,316
36.6%
10.3
2010
8,149
$95,403
$261,101
36.7%
14.2
2020
9,336
$102,169
$278,163
55.0%
25.5
2024
9,252
$100,022
$291,600
53.4%
26.6
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.
