Greater Bridgeport County, CT

County

2024 Population

329,259

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.8

0.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.4%

5.94% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$89,667

2.91% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Greater Bridgeport County, CT is home to a population of 329k people, from which 88.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 22.4% of Greater Bridgeport County, CT residents were born outside of the country (73.9k people).

In 2024, there were 4.34 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (171k people) in Greater Bridgeport County, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 39.4k Other (Hispanic) and 37.1k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.8%

2024 Citizenship

89.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.8% of Greater Bridgeport County, CT residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Greater Bridgeport County, CT was 89.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Greater Bridgeport County, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
171k ± 1.33k
Other (Hispanic)
39.4k ± 2.65k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
37.1k ± 917

26.7%

Hispanic Population

87.8k people

26.7% of the people in Greater Bridgeport County, CT are hispanic (87.8k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
46,306 ± 5,249 people
India
39,834 ± 4,873 people
Dominican Republic
31,156 ± 4,315 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 46,306 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,834 and Dominican Republic with 31,156.

Foreign-Born Population

22.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

73.9k people

22.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

73k people

As of 2024, 22.4% of Greater Bridgeport County, CT residents (73.9k 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 Greater Bridgeport County, CT was 22.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,845 ± 438
Gulf War (2001-)
1,124 ± 253
Gulf War (1990s)
922 ± 267

Greater Bridgeport County, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.53 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Greater Bridgeport County, CT.

Health

91.4% of the population of Greater Bridgeport County, CT has health coverage, with 47.2% on employee plans, 21.6% on Medicaid, 11.1% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 0.493% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

N/A to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in N/A

Primary care physicians in N/A see an average of N/A patients per year. This represents a N/A N/A from the previous year (N/A patients).

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

Location of Health Services Facilities

Health Service Type

Top 5 Health Facilities Servicing the Greatest Number of Addresses

Health Practice Name
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Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4002
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4003
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4004
Health Practice Name
12345 Community Center Dr., Hayward, CA 94540 Census Tract # 4005

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.1% under 18 years, 19.9% between 18 and 34 years, 40.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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

Uninsured People

8.56%

Uninsured

47.2%

Employer Coverage

21.6%

Medicaid

11.1%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

0.493%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Greater Bridgeport County, CT grew by 1.94% from 8.39% to 8.56%.

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

Health Indicators

Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 7.76% in Greater Bridgeport County, CT.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Greater Bridgeport County, CT.

Economy

The economy of Greater Bridgeport County, CT employs 164k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Greater Bridgeport County, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (25,731 people), Retail Trade (18,846 people), and Educational Services (17,442 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($117,884), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($109,676), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($104,140).

Employment

Occupations

164k

2024 Value

± 3,542

1.39%

1 Year growth

± 3.05%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greater Bridgeport County, CT grew at a rate of 1.39%, from 162k employees to 164k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Greater Bridgeport County, CT, are Management Occupations (20,193 people), Sales & Related Occupations (16,701 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (16,060 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Greater Bridgeport County, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

164k

2024 Value

± 3,542

1.39%

1 Year growth

± 3.05%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Greater Bridgeport County, CT grew at a rate of 1.39%, from 162k employees to 164k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Greater Bridgeport County, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (25,731 people), Retail Trade (18,846 people), and Educational Services (17,442 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Greater Bridgeport County, CT, though some of these residents may live in Greater Bridgeport County, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$60,278

Median earning men ± $1,485

$44,715

Median earning women ± $1,336

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($123,125), Public Administration ($104,562), and Manufacturing ($81,546).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($79,925), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,861), and Information ($74,434).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

516
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
457
Other Services (except Public Administration)
432
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$1.57M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$1.41M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$1.15M
Manufacturing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

The student population of Greater Bridgeport County, CT in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 9,500 male students and 14,157 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Greater Bridgeport County, CT are White (4,362 and 59.4%), Hispanic or Latino (1,195 and 16.3%), Black or African American (1,024 and 13.9%), and Unknown (390 and 5.31%).

The largest universities in Greater Bridgeport County, CT by number of degrees awarded are Sacred Heart University (3,920 and 42.4%), Fairfield University (1,933 and 20.9%), and University of Bridgeport (1,508 and 16.3%).

The most popular majors in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT are Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (622 and 6.72%), Registered Nursing (568 and 6.14%), and General Computer & Information Sciences (554 and 5.99%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $50,084.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Greater Bridgeport County, CT, the percentage of applicants admitted was 55.6%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 23,657 (40.2% men and 59.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 23,657 students enrolled in Greater Bridgeport County, CT, 40.2% men and 59.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 13,477 records, of which 63.8% were women and 36.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Computer & Information Sciences
516 degrees awarded
Computer Science
447 degrees awarded
Business Statistics
308 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT was General Computer & Information Sciences with 516 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Sacred Heart University
3,920 degrees awarded
Fairfield University
1,933 degrees awarded
University of Bridgeport
1,508 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Sacred Heart University with 3,920 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 4,266 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Greater Bridgeport County, CT, which is 0.856 times less than the 4,984 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4,362 degrees mean that there were 3.65 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1,195 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($50,084) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($950) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($2,040) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Greater Bridgeport County, CT was $428,800 in 2024, which is 1.29 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $397,000 to $428,800, a 8.01% increase. The homeownership rate in Greater Bridgeport County, CT is 65.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Greater Bridgeport County, CT have an average commute time of 31.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Greater Bridgeport County, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 22.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Greater Bridgeport County, CT. From 2025 to 2025, the indicator grew 0%.

Housing

Property

$428,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,387

$78,087

Median Property Taxes

±$1,938

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 Greater Bridgeport County, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

65.3%

Homeownership

2024

57.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.3% of the housing units in Greater Bridgeport County, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Greater Bridgeport County, CT 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.

$89,667

Median Household Income

± $2,457

120k

Number of Households

± 2,802

In 2024, the median household income of the 120k households in Greater Bridgeport County, CT grew to $89,667 from the previous year's value of $87,135.

The following chart displays the households in Greater Bridgeport County, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Greater Bridgeport County, CT is from Connecticut.

0.495

2024 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2024, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.618% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (64.1%)
Worked At Home (15.1%)
Carpooled (10.6%)

In 2024, 64.1% of workers in Greater Bridgeport County, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.1%) and those who carpooled to work (10.6%).

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

31.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Greater Bridgeport County, CT have a longer commute time (31.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.45% of the workforce in Greater Bridgeport County, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Greater Bridgeport County, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Greater Bridgeport County, CT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 22.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Greater Bridgeport County, CT.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Greater Bridgeport County, CT (39.8k out of 320k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Greater Bridgeport County, CT is Hispanic, followed by White 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 13.8% of the children was living in poverty in Greater Bridgeport County, CT.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children 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.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

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