Bridgeport Times

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.

This number was 22 percent lower than the state average of 47 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 145,639.

76.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Bridgeport city residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	22,168	23.6
Regular high school diploma	27,151	28.9
GED or alternative credential	3,761	4
Some college, less than 1 year	4,809	5.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	12,501	13.3
Associate's degree	5,867	6.2
Bachelor's degree	11,016	11.7
Master's degree	5,037	5.4
Professional school degree	775	0.8
Doctorate degree	810	0.9

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.