Bridgeport, CT Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 40,966 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 2,558 | 6.2 |
| Kindergarten | 2,284 | 5.6 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 18,873 | 46.1 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 8,939 | 21.8 |
| College or graduate school | 8,312 | 20.3 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 84,458 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 12,583 | 14.9 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 17,000 | 20.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 26,406 | 31.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 14,198 | 16.8 |
| Associate degree | 3,939 | 4.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 6,487 | 7.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,845 | 4.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 65.0 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 12.2 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 105,980 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 41,875 | 39.5 |
| Now married, except separated | 41,631 | 39.3 |
| Separated | 3,527 | 3.3 |
| Widowed | 8,178 | 7.7 |
Female | 6,662 | 6.3 |
| Divorced | 10,769 | 10.2 |
Female | 6,384 | 6.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,485 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 1,757 | 39.2 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 100,132 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 8,147 | 8.1 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 34,534 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,597 | 10.4 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 76,648 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 21,503 | 28.1 |
Percent employed | 54.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 55,145 | 71.9 |
Percent employed | 71.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 15,202 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 7,277 | 47.9 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 128,328 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 64,404 | 50.2 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 54,665 | 42.6 |
Same county | 44,211 | 34.5 |
Different county | 10,454 | 8.1 |
Same state | 2,417 | 1.9 |
Different state | 8,037 | 6.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 9,259 | 7.2 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 139,529 | 100.0 |
| Native | 110,891 | 79.5 |
Born in United States | 95,800 | 68.7 |
State of residence | 70,285 | 50.4 |
Different state | 25,515 | 18.3 |
Born outside United States | 15,091 | 10.8 |
| Foreign born | 28,638 | 20.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 13,276 | 9.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 10,778 | 7.7 |
Not a citizen | 17,860 | 12.8 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 28,638 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 6,549 | 22.9 |
| Asia | 4,102 | 14.3 |
| Africa | 1,148 | 4.0 |
| Oceania | 14 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 16,626 | 58.1 |
| Northern America | 199 | 0.7 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 128,328 | 100.0 |
| English only | 72,469 | 56.5 |
| Language other than English | 55,859 | 43.5 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 27,082 | 21.1 |
Spanish | 36,269 | 28.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 16,659 | 13.0 |
Other Indo-European languages | 14,757 | 11.5 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 7,656 | 6.0 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 3,552 | 2.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 2,258 | 1.8 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 139,529 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 133,180 | 95.4 |
| Arab | 588 | 0.4 |
| Czech1 | 375 | 0.3 |
| Danish | 142 | 0.1 |
| Dutch | 428 | 0.3 |
| English | 2,942 | 2.1 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 1,610 | 1.2 |
| French Canadian1 | 958 | 0.7 |
| German | 3,362 | 2.4 |
| Greek | 577 | 0.4 |
| Hungarian | 2,176 | 1.6 |
| Irish1 | 7,157 | 5.1 |
| Italian | 12,051 | 8.6 |
| Lithuanian | 265 | 0.2 |
| Norwegian | 131 | 0.1 |
| Polish | 3,858 | 2.8 |
| Portuguese | 4,107 | 2.9 |
| Russian | 1,112 | 0.8 |
| Scotch-Irish | 372 | 0.3 |
| Scottish | 510 | 0.4 |
| Slovak | 1,569 | 1.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 2,118 | 1.5 |
| Swedish | 533 | 0.4 |
| Swiss | 79 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 401 | 0.3 |
| United States or American | 2,995 | 2.1 |
| Welsh | 189 | 0.1 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 8,665 | 6.2 |
| Other ancestries | 73,910 | 53.0 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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