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People QuickFacts |
Bridgeport |
Connecticut |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
137,912 | 3,504,809 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-1.2% | 2.9% |
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Population, 2000 |
139,529 | 3,405,565 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
8.2% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
28.4% | 24.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
11.5% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.3% | 51.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
45.0% | 81.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
30.8% | 9.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.3% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
5.6% | 2.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
31.9% | 9.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
50.2% | 58.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
20.5% | 10.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
43.5% | 18.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
65.0% | 84.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
12.2% | 31.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.0 | 24.4 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
54,367 | 1,385,975 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
43.2% | 66.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$117,500 | $166,900 |
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Households, 2000 |
50,307 | 1,301,670 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.70 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$34,658 | $53,935 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,306 | $28,766 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
18.4% | 7.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Bridgeport |
Connecticut |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
541,976 | 86,932,049 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
750,616 | 41,952,682 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$5,377 | $12,131 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 6,681,803 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
7,222 | 301,571 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
16.6% | 3.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.5% | 2.4% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
13.7% | 3.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
29.3% | 27.2% |
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