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Population (year 2000): 2,728. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,693 (-1.3% change)
Males: 1,294 (47.4%), Females: 1,434 (52.6%)
Jackson County
Zip code:
35740
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $28,981 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,700 (year 2000)
Races in Bridgeport:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.8%)
- Black (8.0%)
- American Indian (3.3%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
Ancestries: United States (25.1%), Irish (9.1%),
German (3.7%), English (2.3%).
Elevation: 672 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bridgeport
- High school or higher: 59.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bridgeport city
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 54.0%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 12.0%
- Divorced: 13.5%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -235 (-7.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bridgeport:
- GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; JASPER,
TN)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA (about 29 miles;
CHATTANOOGA, TN)
- MOCCASSIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 30
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bridgeport:
- LOVELL FIELD (about 37 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 57 miles; ROME, GA; ID:
RMG)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 76 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bridgeport:
- STEVENSON (about 8 miles; STEVENSON, AL; ID: 7A6)
- MARION COUNTY-BROWN FIELD (about 12 miles; JASPER,
TN; ID: APT)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 21 miles; SEWANEE, TN; ID:
UOS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bridgeport:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 30
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
34 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles;
Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT
enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 66 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
Public primary/middle schools in Bridgeport:
- BRIDGEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 258;
Location: 1014 JACOBS AVE; Grades: KG - 04)
- BRIDGEPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 205;
Location: 620 JACOBS AVENUE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Bridgeport:
- BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$27,307; Location: 116 JIM B. THOMAS AVENUE; 7,503
books; 46 audio materials; 26 video materials; 28 serial
subscriptions)
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