Population & Demographics
Bridgeport, CT
Bridgeport is home to 149,153 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 58,173 resident workers commute each day.
149,153 residents
Median age 36.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
Bridgeport population & demographics
Who lives in Bridgeport — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in Bridgeport
How Bridgeport breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
These figures are for Bridgeport proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How Bridgeport commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
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58,173 commutes, one dot at a time
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Where 58,173 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in Bridgeport, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into Bridgeport.
Top industries
The sectors that employ Bridgeport’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
Internet options for Bridgeport
The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.
FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).