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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bridgeport is $20,442, which is much lower than the state average of $38,480 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Bridgeport median household income is $41,204, which has grown by 18.89% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 29.60% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Bridgeport residents spend 27.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #135

Bridgeport, CT	20,442 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bridgeport, CT	25,626 USD
Connecticut	38,133 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bridgeport, CT	27,152 USD
Connecticut	45,498 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bridgeport, CT	23,576 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #131

Bridgeport, CT	41,204 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bridgeport, CT	55,697 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #93

Bridgeport, CT	18.89%
Connecticut	29.60%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bridgeport, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.40%	$12,500, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.94%	$14,643, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.85%	$4,157, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.04%	$17,426, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bridgeport, CT	46,226 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bridgeport, CT	61,344 USD
Connecticut	119,176 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bridgeport, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$43,033, see rank	$75,804	$56,900
Black	$41,708, see rank	$42,838	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,532, see rank	$39,375	$42,396
Asian	$53,417, see rank	$86,676	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$44,559, see rank	$43,609	$37,170
One Race, Other	$32,939, see rank	$34,826	$40,300
Two or More Races	$31,214, see rank	$51,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bridgeport, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
less than 25	$22,218, see rank	$29,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,631, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,823, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$29,543, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bridgeport, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	113,555, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	54,124, 47.66%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	38,916, 71.90%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	38,916, 71.90%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	32,396, 83.25%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,520, 16.75%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	15,208, 28.10%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	59,431, 52.34%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	39,014, 65.65%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	39,014, 65.65%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	32,622, 83.62%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,392, 16.38%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	20,417, 34.35%, see rank	37.03%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bridgeport, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	63,427, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	42,571, 67.12%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	8,809, 13.89%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6,707, 10.57%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	2,822, 4.45%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	1,220, 1.92%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,298, 2.05%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bridgeport, CT	27.3 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bridgeport, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	65,018	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	32,396, 49.83%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,644, 17.42%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	8,393, 25.91%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,725, 17.67%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	76, 0.23%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,156, 12.83%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,588, 20.34%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	32,622, 50.17%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,374, 28.74%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	10,657, 32.67%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,838, 30.16%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19, 0.06%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	69, 0.21%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,496, 7.65%, see rank	4.83%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bridgeport, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	65,018, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	114, 0.18%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	4,543, 6.99%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	6,368, 9.79%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,357, 2.09%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	8,481, 13.04%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,977, 4.58%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	1,604, 2.47%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,397, 5.22%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6,439, 9.90%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	16,646, 25.60%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,002, 10.77%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,979, 3.04%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,111, 6.32%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bridgeport, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	33,600	23.63%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6,556	20.44%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.