Cities / Connecticut / Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

149,153 people

Right Now

Weather

71.6°F

Cloudy

Today: Showers And Thunderstorms, high 80°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Bridgeport)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 0.3 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

LGA

45 mi — LaGuardia Airport

Population & People

Population

149,153

Median age

36.7

Median household income

$58,685

Poverty rate

21.0%

Unemployment rate

8.9%

Bachelor's degree+

23.4%

Avg. commute

28 min

Hispanic or Latino

44.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$274,900

Median gross rent

$1,450/mo

Homeownership rate

42.84%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$2,511

HUD Fair Market Rent (Bridgeport town, 0 mi from Bridgeport), 2026. Efficiency $1731, 1BR $2100, 2BR $2511, 3BR $3036, 4BR $3598. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Connecticut commercial electricity

23.11¢/kWh

Connecticut industrial electricity

18.35¢/kWh

Connecticut residential electricity

29.38¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

376455

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

293002.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for Connecticut

720.72

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Source: FRED, Connecticut-specific series.

Nearby Airports

John F. Kennedy International Airport

48 mi away

BDL

Bradley International Airport

59 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Connecticut energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Connecticut economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).