Connecticut / Census place 0908000

Bridgeport

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Bridgeport city

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
152,273
2025 estimate
Annual change
+0.6%
Population estimate
Density
9,479/sq mi
16.1 sq mi land area
Median age
36.7 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$58,685
Median home value
$274,900
Median gross rent
$1,450
Bachelor’s degree or higher
23.4%
Typical commute
30.5 min
Public transit commute
6.8%

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: IGOR I SIKORSKY MEM AP (4 mi from place center)
Average high
61.1°F
Average low
45.7°F
Annual rainfall
44.1"
Annual snowfall
33.6"

Month by month

A year in Bridgeport.

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Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release.

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