City of Bridgeport
Recent News About City of Bridgeport
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No new teachers in Bridgeport sign pledge in week ending Aug. 21 to teach Critical Race Theory
There were no new teachers in Bridgeport who signed the pledge in week ending Aug. 21, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.
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Number of teachers pledging to teach Critical Race Theory in Bridgeport stagnates at two in week ending Aug. 14
There were no new teachers in Bridgeport who signed the pledge in week ending Aug. 14, according to an online pledge from the Zinn Education Project.
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Census Bureau: 4.9% of people in Bridgeport City identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 145,639 citizens living in Bridgeport City in 2019, 95.1 percent said they were only one race, while 4.9 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in February.
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Voting officials in Bridgeport received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election
Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Bridgeport to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).
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Census Bureau: 3.2% of people in Fairfield County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 943,926 citizens living in Fairfield County in 2019, 96.8 percent said they were only one race, while 3.2 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in February.
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Census Bureau: 76.9 percent of people in Bridgeport City were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 145,639 citizens living in Bridgeport City in 2019, 111,968 were old enough to vote as of Feb. 11, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 77.3 percent of people in Fairfield County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 943,926 citizens living in Fairfield County in 2019, 729,424 were old enough to vote as of Feb. 11, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Fairfield County (CT) ranked 37th among counties in highest exporting metros
Fairfield County (CT) ranked 37th in trade with $7.99 billion in exports in 2019, according to the International Trade Administration (ITA).
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Joseph Oyebog junior tennis player earns 706 in Boys’ 18 bracket in week ending May 29
Bridgeport tennis player Joseph Oyebog is ranked 789th in the junior Boys’ 18 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.
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Joseph Oyebog junior tennis player earns 3,533 in Boys’ 16 bracket in week ending May 29
Bridgeport tennis player Joseph Oyebog is ranked 83rd in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.
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How high did Bridgeport junior tennis player Joseph Oyebog rank in Boys’ 14 bracket in week ending May 29?
Bridgeport tennis player Joseph Oyebog is ranked 68th in the junior Boys’ 14 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.
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HHS provides $72.3 million to businesses in Bridgeport under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in Bridgeport received $72.3 million in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Bridgeport ranks third in total OASDI beneficiaries in Connecticut in 2019
There were 71,570 OASDI beneficiaries in Bridgeport in 2019, ranking it third in Connecticut, according to the official Social Security Administration website.
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Census Bureau reports Bridgeport city population was 145,639 in 2019
Bridgeport city had a population of 145,639 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Bridgeport Times.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Bridgeport city in 2019
Of the 145,639 people living in Bridgeport city in 2019, 51.7 percent (75,289) were women and 48.3 percent (70,350) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Bridgeport Times.
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54.3 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Fairfield County
54.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Fairfield County in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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25 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Bridgeport city
25 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Bridgeport city in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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24.4 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Bridgeport city
24.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Bridgeport city in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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53.5 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Fairfield County
53.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Fairfield County in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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28 businesses in Fairfield County had more than 500 employees in 2019
There were 28 businesses in Fairfield County with more than 500 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.