Bridgeport, Texas

Demographics

People

Total Population	6,277
Male Share of the Population	47.9%
Female Share of the Population	52.1%
Senior Citizens	8.1%
Employed Population 16+	2,551
Age of the Population	35

Families

% of people married	42%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	12.5%
Median Earnings25+	$29,552
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$19,971
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$32,235

Wealth

Median Family Income	$54,774
% Above Poverty Level	81.9%
% Below Poverty Level	18.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	19 minutes
% Working from Home	3.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.5%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	26.6%
Median Gross Rent	$831
Median House Value	$109,800

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	59.7%
Irish	8.6%
German	7%
English	3.8%
Arab	1.4%
French Except Basque	1.2%
Scottish	0.9%
Swedish	0.3%
West Indian	0.2%
Italian	0.2%
Dutch	0.2%
Polish	0.1%
Finnish	0.1%
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Bridgeport Almanac

Category	Value
County	Wise County
Standard Zip Codes	76426
Phone Area Codes	940
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	33.2
Approximate Longitude	-97.75

Bridgeport Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	BRIDGEPORT
Distance	1 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 56 F
Apr Temp	51 to 78 F
Jul Temp	70 to 98 F
Oct Temp	51 to 80 F
Annual Precip	34 inches

Station	BOWIE
Distance	24.2 miles
Jan Temp	28 to 52 F
Apr Temp	49 to 74 F
Jul Temp	71 to 95 F
Oct Temp	52 to 76 F
Annual Precip	33.7 inches

Station	EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE
Distance	29.6 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 55 F
Apr Temp	51 to 76 F
Jul Temp	72 to 96 F
Oct Temp	55 to 78 F
Annual Precip	34.1 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Alvord	1,434	$56,111
Chico	1,064	$49,479
Decatur	6,378	$41,791
Lake Bridgeport	394	$47,292
Paradise	447	$60,625
Runaway Bay	1,647	$83,889

Bridgeport Public Libraries

Bridgeport Public Library
2159 10TH ST
Bridgeport, Texas
(940) 683-3450

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Bridgeport Hospitals

North Texas Community Hospital
(Non-profit)
1905 Doctors' Hospital Drive

Bridgeport Public Schools

Bridgeport El
1408 Elementary Dr
ZIP: 76426
(940) 683-5955
Primary
Total Enrollment 549

Bridgeport H S
1 Maroon Dr
ZIP: 76426
(940) 683-4064
High
Total Enrollment 628

Bridgeport Int
1400 Hwy 380
ZIP: 76426
(940) 683-5784
Primary
Total Enrollment 428

Bridgeport Middle
702 17th St
ZIP: 76426
(940) 683-2273
Middle
Total Enrollment 478

Wise County Special Education Coop
2105 16th St
ZIP: 76426
(940) 683-8361

Bridgeport Private Schools

Bridgeport Preschool
2011 Edgewood Dr
ZIP: 76426
Elementary
Total Enrollment 14

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2015, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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