Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: Bridgeport borough


Total Population 4,292 SEX Male 2,019 Female 2,273 AGE Under 5 years 248 5 to 17 years 608 18 to 20 years 169 21 to 24 years 259 25 to 44 years 1,395 45 to 54 years 364 55 to 59 years 220 60 to 64 years 246 65 to 74 years 485 75 to 84 years 264 85 years and over 34 Median age 35.4 Under 18 years 856 Percent of total population 19.9 65 years and over 783 Percent of total population 18.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,813 Family households (families) 1,052 Married-couple families 719 Percent of total households 39.7 Other family, male householder 68 Other family, female householder 265 Nonfamily households 761 Percent of total households 42.0 Householder living alone 664 Householder 65 years and over 277 Persons living in households 4,292 Persons per household 2.37 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 4,195 Black 58 Percent of total population 1.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 6 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 30 Percent of total population 0.7 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 50 Percent of total population 1.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,895 Occupied housing units 1,813 Owner occupied 1,017 Percent owner occupied 56.1 Renter occupied 796 Vacant housing units 82 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.9 Units with over 1 person per room 28 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 299 1-unit, attached 905 2 to 4 units 304 5 to 9 units 101 10 or more units 266 Mobile home, trailer, other 20 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 916 Less than $50,000 67 $50,000 to $99,999 571 $100,000 to $149,999 234 $150,000 to $199,999 29 $200,000 to $299,999 3 $300,000 or more 12 Median (dollars) 88,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 761 Less than $250 119 $250 to $499 522 $500 to $749 112 $750 to $999 7 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 394 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 916 White 905 Black 9 Percent of occupied units 1.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 7 Percent of occupied units 0.8 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997