Bridgeport is a somewhat small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 9,310 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bridgeport is the 15th largest community in West Virginia.
Bridgeport real estate is some of the most expensive in West Virginia, although Bridgeport house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
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.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.50% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One of the benefits of Bridgeport is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.54 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Bridgeport is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Bridgeport, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Bridgeport is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.50% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Bridgeport in 2018 was $51,214, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $204,856 for a family of four.
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 English, German, Italian, Irish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Bridgeport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Chinese.