Bridgeport is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,321 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bridgeport is the 340th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bridgeport is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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 sales jobs (13.34%), management occupations (12.71%), and food service (7.63%). 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. As is often the case in a small city, Bridgeport doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The overall education level of Bridgeport is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.29% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bridgeport in 2022 was $32,215, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,860 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. 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 37.26% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bridgeport include German, English, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Czech. The most common language spoken in Bridgeport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
