Bridgeport, CT Profile

Bridgeport, CT, population 137,298, is located in Connecticut's Fairfield county, about 17.4 miles from New Haven and 19.1 miles from Stamford.

Through the 90's Bridgeport's population has declined by about 2%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Bridgeport has stayed about the same. Since 2005 Bridgeport's population has stayed about the same.

Bridgeport's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Connecticut's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Bridgeport tend to be much higher than Connecticut's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	45%
	African American	31%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	3%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	21%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	9.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	139,529	N/A
2001	139,573	0.03%
2002	139,034	-0.39%
2003	138,818	-0.16%
2004	138,183	-0.46%
2005	137,364	-0.59%
2006	136,286	-0.78%
2007	136,027	-0.19%
2008	136,666	0.47%
2009	137,298	0.46%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$34,658

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,361
2002	1,196
2003	968
2004	1,010
2005	1,076
2006	1,087
2007	1,165
2008	1,202
2009	1,122
2010	1,017

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	16	69	608	1,217
2002	12	65	555	1,063
2003	15	49	439	862
2004	14	59	541	805
2005	19	65	648	776
2006	28	69	659	753
2007	14	77	675	837
2008	20	58	737	823
2009	12	58	680	777
2010	22	57	561	772

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	4,455
2002	4,836
2003	4,539
2004	4,441
2005	5,078
2006	5,034
2007	4,778
2008	4,529
2009	4,127
2010	3,374

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	1,266	2,876	2,110
2002	1,401	3,920	1,535
2003	1,243	3,954	1,204
2004	1,209	4,109	920
2005	1,383	4,452	1,283
2006	1362	4400	1225
2007	1201	4223	1153
2008	1269	3768	1137
2009	1276	3375	964
2010	1448	2377	858