It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bridgeport has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bridgeport has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bridgeport than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bridgeport may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Bridgeport doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Bridgeport is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.55% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bridgeport in 2022 was $24,251, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,004 for a family of four. However, Bridgeport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bridgeport is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bridgeport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bridgeport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bridgeport also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.28% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bridgeport include German, Irish, Polish, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in Bridgeport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
