Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region has a population of 329,259 and has grown 3.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $428,800, about 4.8 times the county's median household income of $89,667.

Home price
$428,800
Income
$89,667
Population
329,259
Unemployment
7.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$428,800county
Median gross rent$1,546county
Median year homes here were built1959county
Share of homes built before 198077.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.6%county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,511county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$2,100county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$3,036county
Home insurance / yr$1,905(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living112.7(statewide)
Median household income$89,667county
Family health premium / yr$27,058(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$20,254(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.112(statewide)
Poverty rate12.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home15.1%county
Unemployment rate7.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government11.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.4%county
Economic output per resident$103,049county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate2.02%county
Top state income tax6.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax6.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.35%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time31.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service17 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport589409county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.2 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.2%county

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher41.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.2%county
Public schools in the county89county
Public school enrollment50880county
Students per full-time teacher13.9county
Free lunch eligible53.9%county
Elementary schools60county
Middle schools10county
High schools15county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above4county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Without health insurance8.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year15.6%county
Frequent mental distress15.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population329,259county
Land area in square miles140county
People per square mile of land2349.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores59county
Convenience stores43county
Share living far from a food store24.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract2.4%county
Population change since 2020+3.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents7county
Median age39.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.0%county
Share of households that are one person27.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States22.5%county
Second languages34.1%county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in7,546county
Households that moved away8,916county
Average income of arriving households$92,401county
Average income of departing households$85,040county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year729county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings85.9%county
Violent crime rate136(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature53.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.5 incounty
Annual snowfall28.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.93 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F15 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing95 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days209 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 8county
Average first fall frostNov 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$204(statewide)
Electricity price per kWh28.7¢(statewide)
Household electricity use710 kWh(statewide)
Residential natural gas price$20.28(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity13.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas57.4%county
Homes heated by propane4.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil23.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband91.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk93.9county
Coastal flood risk94.8county
Drought risk18.5county
Landslide risk46.5county
Hail risk21.8county
Earthquake risk86.4county
Tornado risk41.7county
Tropical cyclone risk95.1county
Extreme heat risk77.6county
Winter weather risk88.7county
Strong wind risk95.3county
Wildfire risk23.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here1county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Connecticut figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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