Bridgeport is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,763 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bridgeport is the 340th largest community in Texas.Bridgeport is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Bridgeport is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bridgeport who work in management occupations (10.67%), sales jobs (10.55%), and office and administrative support (9.97%). Of important note, Bridgeport is also a city of artists. Bridgeport has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bridgeport’s character. Also of interest is that Bridgeport has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Bridgeport is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Bridgeport are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.95% of adults in Bridgeport having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Bridgeport in 2022 was $32,188, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,752 for a family of four. However, Bridgeport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bridgeport is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bridgeport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Bridgeport, accounting for 45.82% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Bridgeport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bridgeport include German, Irish, English, French, and Ethiopian. In addition, Bridgeport has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.40%). The most common language spoken in Bridgeport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
