Bridgeport, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,174

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

31.1

0.321% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

18.2%

8.74% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$82,705

4.36% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$341,100

Population & Diversity

Bridgeport, PA is home to a population of 5.17k people, from which 95.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 20.5% of Bridgeport, PA residents were born outside of the country (1.06k people).

In 2024, there were 5.75 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.04k people) in Bridgeport, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 528 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 456 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.6%

2024 Citizenship

94.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.6% of Bridgeport, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bridgeport, PA was 94.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bridgeport, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bridgeport, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.04k ± 751
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
528 ± 380
White (Hispanic)
456 ± 513

13%

Hispanic Population

673 people

13% of the people in Bridgeport, PA are hispanic (673 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bridgeport, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

20.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.06k people

19.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

986 people

As of 2024, 20.5% of Bridgeport, PA residents (1.06k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bridgeport, PA was 19.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bridgeport, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

13 ± 28

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bridgeport, PA.

Economy

The economy of Bridgeport, PA employs 3.19k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bridgeport, PA were Retail Trade (493 people), Manufacturing (417 people), and Public Administration (361 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($120,155), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($120,087), and Public Administration ($70,425).

Employment

Occupations

3.19k

2024 Value

± 635

10.1%

1 Year growth

± 25.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bridgeport, PA grew at a rate of 10.1%, from 2.9k employees to 3.19k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bridgeport, PA, are Sales & Related Occupations (592 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (300 people), and Management Occupations (297 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bridgeport, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.19k

2024 Value

± 635

10.1%

1 Year growth

± 25.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bridgeport, PA grew at a rate of 10.1%, from 2.9k employees to 3.19k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bridgeport, PA, are Retail Trade (493 people), Manufacturing (417 people), and Public Administration (361 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bridgeport, PA, though some of these residents may live in Bridgeport, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$59,103

Median earning men ± $8,009

$40,908

Median earning women ± $12,366

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($220,150), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,544), and Construction ($82,826).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($120,126), Public Administration ($55,294), and Manufacturing ($51,094).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bridgeport, PA was $341,100 in 2024, which is 1.03 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $303,800 to $341,100, a 12.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Bridgeport, PA is 43.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bridgeport, PA have an average commute time of 18.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bridgeport, PA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$341,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,002

$953

Median Property Taxes

±$315

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bridgeport, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bridgeport, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

43.3%

Homeownership

2024

71.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 43.3% of the housing units in Bridgeport, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 45.9%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$82,705

Median Household Income

± $7,822

2.2k

Number of Households

± 508

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.2k households in Bridgeport, PA grew to $82,705 from the previous year's value of $79,247.

The following chart displays the households in Bridgeport, PA 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bridgeport, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (68.7%)
Worked At Home (19.9%)
Carpooled (5.51%)

In 2024, 68.7% of workers in Bridgeport, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (19.9%) and those who carpooled to work (5.51%).

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

18.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bridgeport, PA have a shorter commute time (18.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.14% of the workforce in Bridgeport, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bridgeport, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bridgeport, PA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bridgeport, PA (939 out of 5.17k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bridgeport, PA is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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

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

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

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