Bridgeport is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,389 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bridgeport is the 690th largest community in New York.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 town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bridgeport who work in sales jobs (10.72%), office and administrative support (9.92%), and management occupations (8.96%). Because of many things, Bridgeport is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Bridgeport a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Bridgeport has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Bridgeport’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. 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. Bridgeport is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Bridgeport citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.20% of adults in Bridgeport have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bridgeport in 2022 was $23,215, which is low income relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,860 for a family of four. However, Bridgeport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Bridgeport include Irish, Russian, German, English, and Syrian. The most common language spoken in Bridgeport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Chinese.
