Economic Characteristics
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3
	Number	Percent
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	104,020	100
In labor force	63,611	61.2
Civilian labor force	63,598	61.1
Employed	56,916	54.7
Unemployed	6,682	6.4
Percent of civilian labor force	10.5	(X)
Armed Forces	13	0
Not in labor force	40,409	38.8
Females 16 years and over	55,742	100
In labor force	31,594	56.7
Civilian labor force	31,594	56.7
Employed	28,436	51
Own children under 6 years	12,263	100
All parents in family in labor force	7,549	61.6
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	55,272	100
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	36,714	66.4
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	10,360	18.7
Public transportation (including taxicab)	4,627	8.4
Walked	2,016	3.6
Other means	792	1.4
Worked at home	763	1.4
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	25	(X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	56,916	100
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	12,430	21.8
Service occupations	12,238	21.5
Sales and office occupations	15,864	27.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	58	0.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	5,378	9.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	10,948	19.2
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	80	0.1
Construction	3,796	6.7
Manufacturing	9,534	16.8
Wholesale trade	1,485	2.6
Retail trade	7,337	12.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,629	4.6
Information	1,609	2.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	4,095	7.2
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	4,978	8.7
Educational, health and social services	11,781	20.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	4,037	7.1
Other services (except public administration)	3,596	6.3
Public administration	1,959	3.4
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	47,419	83.3
Government workers	6,645	11.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	2,783	4.9
Unpaid family workers	69	0.1
INCOME IN 1999
Households	50,305	100
Less than $10,000	7,643	15.2
$10,000 to $14,999	3,865	7.7
$15,000 to $24,999	7,202	14.3
$25,000 to $34,999	6,621	13.2
$35,000 to $49,999	8,573	17
$50,000 to $74,999	8,764	17.4
$75,000 to $99,999	3,955	7.9
$100,000 to $149,999	2,698	5.4
$150,000 to $199,999	555	1.1
$200,000 or more	429	0.9
Median household income (dollars)	34,658	(X)
With earnings	38,777	77.1
Mean earnings (dollars)	46,779	(X)
With Social Security income	13,346	26.5
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,949	(X)
With Supplemental Security Income	3,616	7.2
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,319	(X)
With public assistance income	4,073	8.1
Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,700	(X)
With retirement income	7,049	14
Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,724	(X)
Families	33,042	100
Less than $10,000	3,681	11.1
$10,000 to $14,999	2,024	6.1
$15,000 to $24,999	4,656	14.1
$25,000 to $34,999	4,233	12.8
$35,000 to $49,999	5,970	18.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,587	19.9
$75,000 to $99,999	3,065	9.3
$100,000 to $149,999	2,111	6.4
$150,000 to $199,999	444	1.3
$200,000 or more	271	0.8
Median family income (dollars)	39,571	(X)
Per capita income (dollars)	16,306	(X)
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	32,430	(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers	26,966	(X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	5,341	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	16.2
With related children under 18 years	4,411	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	22.1
With related children under 5 years	2,218	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	24.6
Families with female householder, no husband present	3,441	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	29.1
With related children under 18 years	3,099	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	36
With related children under 5 years	1,541	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	40.5
Individuals	24,920	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	18.4
18 years and over	15,211	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	15.7
65 years and over	2,001	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	13.2
Related children under 18 years	9,549	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	24.8
Related children 5 to 17 years	6,741	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	24.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	6,568	(X)
Percent below poverty level	(X)	25.8
(X) Not applicable.