Bridgeport Economy
The unemployment rate in Bridgeport, West Virginia, is 5.8%, with job growth of -1.58%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 31.05%.
Bridgeport, West Virginia Taxes
Bridgeport, West Virginia,sales tax rate is 6.00%. Income tax is 6.00%.
Bridgeport, West Virginia Income and Salaries
The income per capita is $40,669, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $80,240.
Bridgeport, West Virginia Health Index
Air quality in Bridgeport, West Virginia is 63 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on new measures of hazardous air pollutants from the EPA, called the National Air Toxics Assessment. This analysis models respiratory illness and cancer risk down to the zip code level, providing better detail and insight than the previous analysis based solely on results from air monitoring stations.
Water quality in Bridgeport, West Virginia is 47 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). Note that this is a measure of Watershed quality, not the water that comes from your faucet. The EPA has stated that a healthy watershed is closely related to drinking water quality. The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators such as pH, chemicals, metals, and bacteria.
Superfund index is 75 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA’s Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of our nation’s most contaminated land. Our index is based on the number of active Superfund sites (over 15,000 in the United States), with particular attention paid to those on the National Priorities List which pose the greatest health danger.
Religion
50.91% of the people in Bridgeport, West Virginia are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 12.79% are Catholic; 1.11% are LDS; 8.77% are another Christian faith; 0.00% in Bridgeport, West Virginia are Jewish; 0.00% are an eastern faith; 0.45% affilitates with Islam.
PEOPLE OVERVIEW
The 2016 Bridgeport, West Virginia, population is 8,359. There are 778 people per square mile (population density).
Family in Bridgeport, West Virginia
The median age is 43.6. The US median is 37.4. 58.31% of people in Bridgeport, West Virginia, are married. 12.79% are divorced.
The average household size is 2.52 people. 39.90% of people are married, with children. 5.60% have children, but are single.
Race in Bridgeport, West Virginia
91.79% of people are white, 2.27% are black, 1.19% are asian, 1.15% are native american, and 0.00% claim 'Other'.
1.44% of the people in Bridgeport, West Virginia, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 98.56% are non-hispanic).
VOTING OVERVIEW
37.21% of the people in Bridgeport, West Virginia are registered as Democrats. 60.70% are registered Republican. Remaining are independent: 2.09%.