Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT

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US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2022 Poverty Rate

5.24%

1.69% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$131,273

20% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT are White (Non-Hispanic) (82%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (4.33%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.52%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.32%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (2.26%).

16.8% of the households in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.4% of the residents in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT are Sacred Heart University (2,886 degrees awarded in 2022), Fairfield University (1,793 degrees), and American Institute of Healthcare & Technology (42 degrees).

Most people in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT N/A, and the average commute time was 26.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT was N/A per household.

Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT borders Bridgeport Town PUMA, CT, South Central West PUMA, CT, South Central East PUMA, CT, Naugatuck Valley South PUMA, CT, Western Central PUMA, CT, Norwalk & Westport Towns PUMA, CT, and Western North PUMA, CT.

United States Connecticut

Economy

The economy of Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT employs 77k people. The largest industries in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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The workforce of Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

77k

2022 Value

−10.5%

1 Year decline

± −10.5%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

77k

2022 Value

−10.5%

1 Year decline

± −10.5%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT, though some of these residents may live in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($173,208), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($157,835), and Information ($111,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Construction ($88,750), Information ($85,938), and Manufacturing ($82,136).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.67M people employed in Connecticut. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 17.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Connecticut.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.11%).

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing the state of Connecticut. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Connecticut is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT. Showing the available data for Connecticut.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (59.3%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (39.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.11%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 59.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.11%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Connecticut for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Connecticut

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Richard Blumenthal

Senator from Connecticut

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Chris Murphy

Senator from Connecticut

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing Connecticut.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Connecticut over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Connecticut

Connecticut is currently represented by 5 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Connecticut have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT awarded 4,721 degrees. The student population of Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT are White (3,339 and 74.3%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (490 and 10.9%), Unknown (246 and 5.47%), and Black or African American (200 and 4.45%).

The largest universities in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT by number of degrees awarded are Sacred Heart University (2,886 and 61.1%), Fairfield University (1,793 and 38%), and American Institute of Healthcare & Technology (42 and 0.89%).

The median tuition cost in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT for private four year colleges is $49,970.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, 0.518% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.636% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (37.1k), Graduate Degree (29.1k), and High School or Equivalent (26.9k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT have an average commute time of 26.7 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Median household income in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT is $131,273. In N/A, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT was Western Central PUMA, CT with a value of $216,972, followed by Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT and Capitol West PUMA, CT, with respective values of $131,273 and $126,881.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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57.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In N/A, the PUMA with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT was Western Central PUMA, CT with a value of $216,972, followed by Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT and Capitol West PUMA, CT, with respective values of $131,273 and $126,881.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$131,273

Median Household Income

± $3,863

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Number of Households

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The following chart displays the households in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

0.527

2022 Wage GINI in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT

0.474

2021 Wage GINI in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT

In 2022, the income inequality in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT was 0.527 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 11.3% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT was higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT have a similar commute time (26.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 7.63% of the workforce in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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The following chart displays the households in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.24% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT (9.02k out of 172k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT is false, followed by false and false.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96.8% of the population of Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT has health coverage, with 61% on employee plans, 9.03% on Medicaid, 13.8% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 0.396% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Connecticut see 1169 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.426% decrease from the previous year (1174 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 218 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,169 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Connecticut

Primary care physicians in Connecticut see an average of 1,169 patients per year. This represents a 0.426% decrease from the previous year (1,174 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Connecticut in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.16%

Uninsured

61%

Employer Coverage

9.03%

Medicaid

13.8%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

0.396%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bridgeport Suburban PUMA, CT changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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