Population

Bridgeport's current population is 34,473 people with 11,539 households within this smaller 1 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 2.0% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 1.3% over the next five years. This is lower than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 31.8 which is well below the state average of 41.9 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.83 persons. This area is somewhat family centric with 61.4% of the households being family households and with 41.0% having children in the home and 20.8% of the population being under 15 and an additional 16.9% being under 24. Another 31.7% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 20.6% between 45-64 years old leaving 10.0% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. Bridgeport has a daytime employee population of 12,824 versus a permanent population of 34,473 meaning the daytime employee population is 37.2% of the permanent population living in the area and 39.0% of the total daytime population. This is not a significant daytime employee population. A practice in this 1 mile radius could greatly benefit with early or late hours and weekend times.

In this area, 17.1% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Bridgeport is lower than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Bridgeport area are White 26.6%, Black 36.0%, Asian 6.6%, 25.0% other races and 48.9% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Bridgeport, Connecticut		Connecticut	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Bridgeport
		Connecticut
Latitude / Longitude:		41.173994, -73.198355
Radius		1 mile	2 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		34,473	93,910	3,602,523	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		33,727	92,069	3,574,372	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		34,390	93,859	3,605,553	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		34,922	96,032	3,612,902	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		2.0%	1.9%	0.9%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.3%	0.5%	0.1%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		31.8	33.2	41.9	38.8
Under 4 years old		7.2%	7.1%	5.0%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		6.9%	6.9%	5.4%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		6.7%	6.8%	6.1%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		16.9%	15.1%	12.7%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		31.7%	31.0%	24.6%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		10,932	29,130	886,137	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		20.6%	22.0%	27.4%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		7,086	20,640	987,387	83,512,738
65 years and over		10.0%	11.0%	18.8%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		3,457	10,373	677,658	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		20.8%	20.8%	16.5%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		7,176	19,571	592,632	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages