Bridgeport, Connecticut

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The 2000 Census showed that Bridgeport had a population of 139,529 people^<1>. This represents 4.09% of the total population of Connecticut, making it the state's most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
-1-	Bridgeport			136,405	2.24% decrease
2	Bridgeport	S	Less than 2 mi	136,405	2.24% decrease
3	New Haven	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	123,669	---
4	New Haven	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	123,669	---
5	Hartford	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	124,062	2.04% increase
6	Hartford	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	124,062	2.04% increase
7	Stamford	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	119,303	1.9% increase

Bridgeport had 54,367 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Bridgeport has a total area of 19.4 square miles [50.2 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 16 square miles [41.44 km²]3.4 square miles [8.8 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Bridgeport had a 2000 population density of 8,720 people per square mile [3,367 people/km²], making it the mostly densely populated area in Connecticut.

Fairfield County

The coastal city of Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County.

The county had a population of 884,481 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 139,529 people, Bridgeport contained 15.78% of the Fairfield County total.

In addition, where the community of Bridgeport has a population density of 8,720 people per square mile [3,367 people/km²], Fairfield County averages 1,413 people per square mile [545 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Fairfield County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Bridgeport and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Bridgeport. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Bridgeport. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Bridgeport, it also contains a comparison between Bridgeport and the state of Connecticut.

Click here for the Bridgeport QuickFact (QF-0908000).

The following communities are nearby Bridgeport and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bridgeport	QF-0908070	S	Less than 2 mi	136,405	2.24% decrease
	Stratford	QF-0974190	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	48,853	2.25% decrease
	Fairfield	QF-0926620	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	57,345	---
	Fairfield	QF-0926690	SW	4 mi [6.44 km]
	Trumbull	QF-0977200	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	34,688	1.3% increase
	Milford	QF-0947535	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	55,907	6.89% increase
	Milford	QF-0947515	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	54,136	7% increase
	Shelton	QF-0968170	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	39,991	4.96% increase

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Bridgeport.

A Census Quickfact is available for Fairfield County (QF-09001).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Bridgeport:

Bridgeport is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #1 (the New England Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Bridgeport.

The Commemorative Quarter for Connecticut<6>

Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Bridgeport. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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