CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bridgeport

West Virginia · 6,739 residents · 10.6 sq mi

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Bridgeport is home to 6,739 people in West Virginia. Households here earn about 64% more than in West Virginia as a whole. 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. At a median age of 38.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 4.0%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

36% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,739

−8%vs 2000

vs 7,306 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.0

−11%vs 2000

vs 42.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(415)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(497)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(485)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(422)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244%(269)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(896)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.1%(1,222)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(651)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.8%(794)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(682)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(310)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(96)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,114

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,310 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,884

−33%vs 2000

vs $25,132 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.0%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$79,600

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $117,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$426

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $584 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.9%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.2% in 2000

19.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(6,998)

Black1.2%(91)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(94)

Asian1.1%(77)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(6,605)

Black0.4%(30)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(209)

Asian1.5%(104)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.6%(151)

Spaniard0.8%(73)

South American0.2%(21)

Venezuelan0.2%(21)

Mexican0.2%(18)

Asian origin

Chinese1.5%(137)

Filipino1.4%(128)

Vietnamese0.5%(48)

Asian Indian0.4%(35)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(26)

Ancestry

English25.4%(2,346)

Irish18.5%(1,716)

German15.4%(1,421)

Italian13.7%(1,272)

American5.1%(472)

Polish4.3%(396)

Scottish2.9%(271)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(155)

Subsaharan African1.6%(144)

Nigerian1.5%(139)

Greek1.2%(107)

French0.8%(71)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.7%(67)

Lithuanian0.7%(65)

Arab0.5%(46)

Lebanese0.5%(46)

Slovak0.5%(46)

Slovene0.4%(38)

Welsh0.4%(35)

British0.3%(30)

Bulgarian0.3%(30)

Croatian0.3%(28)

Norwegian0.3%(25)

Austrian0.2%(19)

Czech0.2%(19)

Russian0.2%(14)

Dutch0.1%(13)

Swedish0.1%(12)

Swiss0.1%(12)

Ukrainian0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

35.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.4%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.6%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.1 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 12.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.5%(1,101)

Married57.6%(2,076)

Widowed4.4%(157)

Divorced7.5%(271)

Women 15+

Never married29.6%(1,325)

Married45.4%(2,033)

Widowed17.4%(779)

Divorced7.6%(342)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.9%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 7.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.4%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 73.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.2%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.0%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.8%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 88.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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