Bridgeport, Connecticut 2000 Census               Profile of General Demographic Characteristics	Number	%
Total Population	139,529
SEX AND AGE
Male	66,554	48
Female	72,975	52
Under 5 years	11,397	8.2
5 to 9 years	11,489	8.2
10 to 14 years	10,696	7.7
15 to 19 years	10,455	7.5
20 to 24 years	11,207	8
25 to 34 years	22,147	16
35 to 44 years	20,463	15
45 to 54 years	15,466	11
55 to 59 years	5,576	4
60 to 64 years	4,621	3.3
65 to 74 years	7,743	5.5
75 to 84 years	6,071	4.4
85 years and over	2,198	1.6
Median age (years)	31.4	(X)
18 years and over	99,857	72
Male	46,268	33
Female	53,589	38
21 years and over	93,184	67
62 years and over	18,693	13
65 years and over	16,012	12
Male	6,034	4.3
Female	9,978	7.2
RACE
One race	131,754	94
White	62,822	45
Black or African American	42,925	31
American Indian and Alaska Native	664	0.5
Asian	4,536	3.3
Asian Indian	801	0.6
Chinese	507	0.4
Filipino	143	0.1
Japanese	220	0.2
Korean	219	0.2
Vietnamese	1,189	0.9
Other Asian 1	1,457	1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	148	0.1
Native Hawaiian	40	0
Guamanian or Chamorro	13	0
Samoan	39	0
Other Pacific Islander 2	56	0
Some other race	20,659	15
Two or more races	7,775	5.6
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3
White	67,706	49
Black or African American	46,281	33
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,400	1
Asian	5,367	3.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	453	0.3
Some other race	26,459	19
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	139,529	100
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	44,478	32
Mexican	2,687	1.9
Puerto Rican	32,177	23
Cuban	994	0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino	8,620	6.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	95,051	68
White alone	43,158	31
RELATIONSHIP
Total population	139,529	100
In households	135,933	97
Householder	50,307	36
Spouse	17,618	13
Child	45,820	33
Own child under 18 years	33,425	24
Other relatives	13,083	9.4
Under 18 years	5,253	3.8
Nonrelatives	9,105	6.5
Unmarried partner	3,754	2.7
In group quarters	3,596	2.6
Institutionalized population	1,919	1.4
Noninstitutionalized population	1,677	1.2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	50,307	100
Family households (families)	32,730	65
With own children under 18 years	17,244	34
Married-couple family	17,618	35
With own children under 18 years	8,462	17
Female householder, no husband present	12,095	24
With own children under 18 years	7,474	15
Nonfamily households	17,577	35
Householder living alone	14,577	29
Householder 65 years and over	5,660	11
Households with individuals under 18 years	19,876	40
Households with individuals 65 years and over	12,178	24
Average household size	2.7	(X)
Average family size	3.34	(X)
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	54,367	100
Occupied housing units	50,307	93
Vacant housing units	4,060	7.5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	120	0.2
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.6	(X)
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	50,307	100
Owner-occupied housing units	21,755	43
Renter-occupied housing units	28,552	57
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.74	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.67	(X)
(X) Not applicable
1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3 In combination with one or more other races listed.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1