Overview
9,165
Total Population
43.6
Median age
56.66%
Female population %
76.5:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
25-29 years
Largest age group
59.3
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
275
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Bridgeport's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Bridgeport is 43.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Bridgeport's population under 18 was 19.03%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Bridgeport's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.88% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Bridgeport, 15.36% were under the age of 15, 16.75% aged 15 to 29, 46.01% aged 30 to 64, 17.25% aged 65 to 84, and 4.63% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 1,221 more females than males in Bridgeport:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.66% females and 43.34% males in Bridgeport, WV.
- The Bridgeport, WV gender ratio is 76.5:100 i.e. 76.5 men to 100 women (0.765).
- For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 488.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 483.
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Race / Ethnicity
Bridgeport's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Bridgeport population: 93.55% are White, 1.51% are Black or African American, 2.21% are Asian, 1.18% are some other race and 1.55% are multiracial.
- Bridgeport's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 275 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 8,89 (97% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Bridgeport is White with a population of 8,574 (93.55% of the total population).
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Year by year
Bridgeport's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 9,318 in the year 2020
- From 2000 to 2010, Bridgeport's population increased by 595 (7.92%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Bridgeport's population increased by 1,207 (14.88%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bridgeport's population was lowest in year 2001 at 7,471.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)