Demographics of Bridgeport city, Connecticut

Bridgeport city, Connecticut had 152,273 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,601 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bridgeport city, in four figures

152,273
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 149,153 ±70.; +3.1%
Change since July 2020: +4,601 people.; 36.7 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,685 ±$1,978
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bridgeport city, Connecticut's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bridgeport city, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bridgeport city, Connecticut's population grew 3.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bridgeport city, Connecticut's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	147,672	100.0	100.0
2021	148,162	100.3	100.2
2022	148,906	100.8	100.7
2023	150,117	101.7	101.6
2024	151,415	102.5	102.5
2025	152,273	103.1	103.1

Population of Bridgeport city, Connecticut on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	147,672	—
2021	148,162	+490
2022	148,906	+744
2023	150,117	+1,211
2024	151,415	+1,298
2025	152,273	+858

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.7 ±0.7: for men 35.9 ±0.9 and for women 37.4 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bridgeport city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under 5	7,804 ±452	5.2% ±0.3	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	23,314 ±1,062	15.6% ±0.7	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	17,594 ±1,113	11.8% ±0.7	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	43,244 ±1,548	29.0% ±1.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	36,806 ±1,386	24.7% ±0.9	26.7% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	20,391 ±1,128	13.7% ±0.8	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,685 ±$1,978, and income per person $33,024 ±$1,691, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,781 ±$732 in Connecticut and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bridgeport city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Connecticut	United States
Under $25,000	13,069 ±1,029	23.1% ±1.8	12.9% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	11,940 ±1,085	21.1% ±1.9	13.7% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	9,334 ±929	16.5% ±1.6	13.3% ±0.3	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	7,592 ±802	13.4% ±1.4	11.9% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,777 ±841	13.8% ±1.5	17.7% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,296 ±467	5.8% ±0.8	11.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,550 ±573	6.3% ±1.0	19.2% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bridgeport city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Connecticut	United States
All ages	30,596 ±2,540	21.0% ±1.7	10.0% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10,295 ±1,068	33.5% ±2.9	13.0% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	14,886 ±1,577	17.6% ±1.8	9.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	5,415 ±638	17.8% ±1.9	8.9% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bridgeport city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bridgeport city	Connecticut	United States
Housing units	59,844 ±770	1,541,822 ±276	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.5% ±0.5	93.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.5% ±0.7	7.0% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	42.8% ±1.7	66.5% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	57.2% ±1.8	33.5% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$274,900 ±$9,365	$366,900 ±$1,621	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,450 ±$35	$1,488 ±$10	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±2	1967 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bridgeport city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Hispanic or Latino	66,803 ±1,222	44.8% ±0.8	18.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	36,604 ±1,469	24.5% ±1.0	61.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	29,330 ±1,102	19.7% ±0.7	9.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7,006 ±1,155	4.7% ±0.8	4.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	50 to 262	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	2,995 ±891	2.0% ±0.6	0.9% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	6,259 ±1,211	4.2% ±0.8	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bridgeport city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Connecticut	United States
Born in the state	60,864 ±1,938	40.8% ±1.3	53.3% ±0.3	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	27,503 ±1,611	18.4% ±1.1	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	11,692 ±1,239	7.8% ±0.8	3.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	49,094 ±2,249	32.9% ±1.5	15.7% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	21,112 ±1,439	14.2% ±1.0	8.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	27,982 ±1,977	18.8% ±1.3	7.1% ±0.2	6.8% ±<0.1

Bridgeport city among the places and towns of Connecticut

1st of 168 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Connecticut page.

Places of Connecticut near Bridgeport city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bridgeport city	149,153 ±70
Stamford city	137,144 ±48
New Haven city	134,349 ±55
Hartford city	121,127 ±49
Waterbury city	114,869 ±48
Norwalk city	92,187 ±70

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Bridgeport city, Connecticut

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Connecticut by foreign-born share
No. 1 Places in Connecticut by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 3 Places in Connecticut by poverty rate
No. 58 Places in Connecticut by median rent
No. 119 Places in Connecticut by median home value
No. 131 Places in Connecticut by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026