2024 population: 972,679 ( 26,017 from 2020)
Land area: 672.3 square miles
Population density: 1446.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	557,373	57.30%	2.3%
Black:	108,848	11.19%	6.2%
Indian:	1,380	0.14%	5.6%
Asian:	57,899	5.95%	8.4%
2+ races:	15,932	1.64%	12.0%
Hispanic:	231,247	23.77%	13.1%

Total non-White:	415,306	42.70%	10.5%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	41,225	10.9
Deaths:	32,592	8.6
Net Migration:	-21,506	-5.7
Net Immigration:	38,328	10.1

Change in White population:	-13,330	-1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	39,347	4.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
946,662
570,703	60.29%
102,500	10.83%
1,307	0.14%
53,419	5.64%
14,220	1.50%
204,513	21.60%
375,959	39.71%

2010
1,823,968
1,205,469	66.09%
185,010	10.14%
1,935	0.11%
83,386	4.57%
27,364	1.50%
309,416	16.96%
618,499	33.91%

2000
1,755,978
1,281,524	72.98%
169,721	9.67%
2,168	0.12%
56,865	3.24%
30,005	1.71%
208,469	11.87%
474,454	27.02%

1990
1,645,155
1,316,333	80.01%
158,608	9.64%
1,683	0.10%
34,654	2.11%
n/a
133,877	8.14%
328,822	19.99%

1980
1,603,955
1,367,637	85.27%
128,152	7.99%
1,529	0.10%
14,049	0.88%
n/a
90,785	5.66%
236,318	14.73%

1970
792,814
706,059	89.06%
54,387	6.86%
527	0.07%
1,602	0.20%
n/a
28,346	3.58%
86,755	10.94%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
92,947	5.1
61,741	3.4
-49,602	-2.7
44,863	2.5

-634,766	-34.8
-242,540	-13.3

Number	Rate
2000's
108,655	6.2
62,364	3.6
-74,049	-4.2
51,294	2.9

-76,055	-4.3
144,045	8.2

Number	Rate
1990's
125,252	7.6
70,698	4.3
-67,561	-4.1
34,592	2.1

-34,809	-2.1
145,632	8.9

Number	Rate
1980's
109,753	6.8
69,654	4.3
-14,745	-0.9
n/a

-51,304	-3.2
92,504	5.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-27,389	-3.5
n/a

661,578	83.4
149,563	18.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.9
209,875	21.6%
762,804	78.4%
152,489	15.7%

348,004
2.67

238,303	68.5%
182,710	76.7%
19,438	8.2%
109,701	31.5%

2010
Number	Percent
39.4
452,863	24.8%
1,371,105	75.2%
245,090	13.4%

667,118
2.68

462,927	69.4%
353,801	76.4%
43,485	9.4%
204,191	30.6%

2000
Number	Percent
37.4
449,514	25.6%
1,306,464	74.4%
231,179	13.2%

645,360
2.67

456,962	70.8%
362,151	79.3%
38,599	8.4%
188,398	29.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.5
373,449	22.7%
1,271,706	77.3%
217,699	13.2%

606,986
2.66

440,130	72.5%
355,880	80.9%
32,113	7.3%
166,856	27.5%

1980
Number	Percent
33.3
432,755	27.0%
1,171,200	73.0%
183,179	11.4%

558,571
2.82

427,812	76.6%
353,779	82.7%
34,631	8.1%
130,759	23.4%

2022 Housing Data for Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	13,003	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	10,303	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	8,798	2.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	9,453	2.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	9,202	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	8,223	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	9,885	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	9,542	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	8,697	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	17,534	5.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	25,447	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	35,245	10.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	31,310	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	23,453	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	37,654	10.8%
$200,000 or more	90,255	25.9%

Median Household Income	106,848
Per Capita Income	66,673

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	0

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	13,738	3.9%
Public Assistance	7,364	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	33,730	9.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	351,453	72.7%
Unemployed	23,132	4.8%
In Armed Forces	199	0.0%

Total Labor Force	374,784	77.5%
Not in Labor Force	108,607	22.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	183,558	144,670	55.9%
Non-Profit	15,261	28,774	34.7%
Self-Employed	37,237	23,331	61.5%

Local Government	12,073	19,865	37.8%
State Government	4,502	5,973	43.0%
Federal Government	3,172	2,459	56.3%

Total Private + Self	220,795	168,001	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	35,008	57,071	38.0%
Total	255,803	225,072	53.2%

Pct. Govt.	10.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	110,010	22.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	99,704	20.7%
Professional, Technical	121,763	25.3%
Service Occupations	77,025	16.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	652	0.1%
All others	73,535	15.3%

White Collar		68.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	65,731	13.6%
Retail trade	51,442	10.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	49,582	10.3%
Finance and insurance	44,182	9.2%
Educational services	43,439	9.0%
Manufacturing	37,828	7.8%
Construction	32,782	6.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	25,765	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	24,722	5.1%
Other services	24,301	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	16,272	3.4%
Information	12,830	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	12,566	2.6%
Public administration	12,409	2.6%
Wholesale trade	11,884	2.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11,573	2.4%
Utilities	2,363	0.5%
Management	1,289	0.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	828	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	249	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	21,784	2.30%
Puerto Rican	47,596	5.03%
Cuban	4,818	0.51%
Dominican	20,899	2.21%

Total Central American	32,370	3.42%
Costa Rican	2,871	0.30%
Guatemalan	16,735	1.77%
Honduran	6,034	0.64%
Nicaraguan	1,215	0.13%
Panamanian	542	0.06%
Salvadoran	4,399	0.46%
Other Central American	574	0.06%

Total South American	52,261	5.52%
Argentinean	2,304	0.24%
Bolivian	787	0.08%
Chilean	1,574	0.17%
Colombian	14,606	1.54%
Ecuadorian	21,470	2.27%
Paraguayan	309	0.03%
Peruvian	7,549	0.80%
Uruguayan	1,073	0.11%
Venezuelan	2,222	0.23%
Other South American	367	0.04%

Other Hispanic	11,625	1.23%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	17,320	1.83%
Chinese	11,273	1.19%
Filipino	4,240	0.45%
Korean	2,749	0.29%
Vietnamese	2,569	0.27%
Cambodian	1,911	0.20%
Japanese	1,525	0.16%
Laotian	1,324	0.14%
Bangladeshi	1,058	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	629,713	70.2%
Spanish	142,898	15.9%
Other Indo-European	56,847	6.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	16,575	1.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	13,781	1.5%
Chinese	9,389	1.0%
Other Asian	8,247	0.9%
Other	5,556	0.6%
German, other Germanic	3,986	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	145,973	15.4%
Irish	130,622	13.8%
German	75,952	8.0%
English	73,441	7.8%
American	42,485	4.5%
Polish	42,435	4.5%
French	17,266	1.8%
Brazilian	16,988	1.8%
Russian	16,919	1.8%
Jamaican	16,751	1.8%
Portuguese	13,527	1.4%
Scottish	12,749	1.3%
Hungarian	12,626	1.3%
European	11,685	1.2%
Greek	11,459	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	843,941	89.1%
Not a citizen	103,106	10.9%

Native	734,794	77.6%
Foreign-born	212,253	22.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
34,182	5.3%	27,569	4.2%	135,119	20.8%	128,701	19.8%	178,976	27.5%	146,289	22.5%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	34,182	5.3%
9-12 Years	27,569	4.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	135,119	20.8%
Some College	128,701	19.8%
Bach. Degree	178,976	27.5%
Grad Degree	146,289	22.5%
Average years of education: 14.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	461,402	440,480	20,922	4.5%
1991	463,039	436,187	26,852	5.8%
1992	462,095	431,613	30,482	6.6%
1993	456,825	431,226	25,599	5.6%
1994	448,522	426,887	21,635	4.8%
1995	448,017	427,387	20,630	4.6%
1996	450,965	430,938	20,027	4.4%
1997	455,413	437,486	17,927	3.9%
1998	454,297	441,514	12,783	2.8%
1999	454,159	444,035	10,124	2.2%

2000	451,537	443,029	8,508	1.9%
2001	446,698	434,326	12,372	2.8%
2002	450,349	431,586	18,763	4.2%
2003	452,436	429,955	22,481	5.0%
2004	448,894	428,327	20,567	4.6%
2005	451,156	431,609	19,547	4.3%
2006	460,414	442,506	17,908	3.9%
2007	466,477	448,160	18,317	3.9%
2008	470,482	446,436	24,046	5.1%
2009	471,164	434,256	36,908	7.8%

2010	473,105	431,248	41,857	8.8%
2011	476,820	436,819	40,001	8.4%
2012	472,533	435,685	36,848	7.8%
2013	468,669	433,959	34,710	7.4%
2014	476,325	446,853	29,472	6.2%
2015	478,977	453,714	25,263	5.3%
2016	480,217	458,104	22,113	4.6%
2017	479,975	459,476	20,499	4.3%
2018	479,362	461,294	18,068	3.8%
2019	480,817	463,937	16,880	3.5%

2020	466,208	429,164	37,044	7.9%
2021	465,562	437,092	28,470	6.1%
2022	487,419	467,235	20,184	4.1%
2023	479,451	460,916	18,535	3.9%
2024	516,807	500,992	15,815	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	374,317
Median Value	$520,705

Occupied	348,004	93.0%
Vacant	26,313	7.0%

Owned	230,360	66.2%
Rented	117,644	33.8%
Median Rent	$1,783

Single-Family Units	239,023	63.9%
Detached	211,576	56.5%
Attached	27,447	7.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	76,585	20.5%
Mobile Homes	1,024	0.3%

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metro Area