County profile
Greater Bridgeport, CT*
United States · GDP 2024
#176 of 3,127 US counties by GDPmore diversified than 90% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$33.9B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+Infinity%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
107,114
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,941
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$61.7k
Census CBP · 2023
Population
337,697
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.6%
Median HH income
$89.7k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
41.7%±1.1%
Poverty rate
12.4%±0.8%
Business applications
5,358 · 2025
Retail establishments
825
24.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care31%
Manufacturing19%
Retail trade17%
Food & accommodation13%
Education12%
Admin & support8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
337,697
residents · 2025 · +4.1% since 2020
Income per capita $106.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−7,902
International migration+16,357
Natural change+4,579
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$02019
$02020
$02021
$02022
$02023
$33.9B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$428.8k±$7.4k
Median gross rent
$1.5k/mo±$38/mo
Vacancy rate
5.1%±0.4%
Affordability
6.9× wages
Residential permits
$158.1M
729 units · 2.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
91.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 95Hurricane 95Coastal flooding 95
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
6292016
6382017
6482018
6602019
6782020
7642021
8882022
9792023
10512024
11122025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2023–2025
↑ 241% since 20232142023
8182024
7292025
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What is the GDP of Greater Bridgeport?
Greater Bridgeport's economy produced $33.9B in 2024, growing Infinity% year over year. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.