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Bridgeport, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Bridgeport is a Census city of 149,153 people across 16.06 square miles of land, in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. Median household income is $58,685, 42.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 150 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $44.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bridgeport
What Bridgeport is
- Census place typecity
- Land area16.06 sq mi
- Water area3.36 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land9,285
- County holding the largest share of its areaGreater Bridgeport Planning Region, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bridgeport
How many people live in Bridgeport
- Population149,153
- Median age36.7
- Population under 1831,118
- Share under 1820.9 percent
- Population 65 and over20,391
- Share 65 and over13.7 percent
- Households56,558
- Family households33,298
- Share of households that are families58.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bridgeport
Income and work in Bridgeport
- Median household income$58,685
- Per capita income$33,024
- Civilian labor force82,041
- Employed74,697
- Unemployed7,344
- Unemployment rate9.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over100,441
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bridgeport
Housing in Bridgeport
- Housing units59,844
- Occupied units56,558
- Vacant units3,286
- Vacancy rate5.5 percent
- Owner occupied24,232
- Renter occupied32,326
- Ownership rate42.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$274,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,450
- Annual rent as a share of median income29.6 percent
- Single family units22,005
- Share single family36.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more37,684
- Share in buildings of two or more63.0 percent
- Mobile homes141 plus or minus 85
- Median year structure built1955
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bridgeport
How Bridgeport gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute67,147
- Commuting under 15 minutes15,825
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more29,053
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.3 percent
- Drove alone61.5 percent
- Carpooled17.1 percent
- Public transport6.8 percent
- Walked4.1 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home7.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bridgeport
SBA loans in Bridgeport (7(a))
- Approvals150
- Gross approval$44,616,200
- Average approval$297,441
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$845,500
- Largest approval$3,035,000
- Jobs supported1,267
- Jobs per approval8.4
- Loans with a final outcome18
- Paid in full15
- Charged off3
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more8.7 percent
- Share to franchises7.3 percent
- Distinct lenders31
- Distinct industries by NAICS76
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bridgeport, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 18 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bridgeport
SBA loans in Bridgeport (504)
- Approvals27
- Gross approval$15,019,000
- Average approval$556,259
- Median approval$440,000
- Largest approval$1,563,000
- Jobs supported191
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bridgeport, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, not Bridgeport
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region context, not Bridgeport figures
- Establishments in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region6,941
- Covered employment, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region115,460
- Average annual pay, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region$74,938
- Housing units permitted, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region818
Every figure in this section is published for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Bridgeport.
All Greater Bridgeport Planning Region figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bridgeport questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bridgeport, Connecticut?
149,153, in 56,558 households. Bridgeport city covers 16.06 square miles of land, which is 9,285 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bridgeport in?
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bridgeport?
$58,685. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $274,900. Median gross rent is $1,450 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bridgeport businesses?
150 7(a) approvals totaling $44.6 m since FY2020, across 31 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 27 504 approvals worth $15.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bridgeport, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bridgeport borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bridgeport. Only 18 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Bridgeport figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Greater Bridgeport Planning Region as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bridgeport.
Is zoning published for Bridgeport?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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