[TABLE 15]

BRIDGEPORT POPULATION PER HOUSEHOLD AND ROOMS, 1939-1990

A: Population per household
Number and percent of occupied dwelling units

Number of	     1939	     1960	     1980	     1990
Persons		Number	  %	Number	  %	Number	  %	Number	  %
------------	-----	----	-----	----	-----	----	-----	----
One person	  759	 5.8	 1848	14.5	 3161	27.8	 3020	28.0
Two person	 2903	22.1	 3287	25.9	 3078	27.0	 2665	24.7
Three person	 3126	23.8	 2619	20.6	 1852	16.3	 1801	16.7
Four person	 2753	21.0	 2242	17.6	 1518	13.3	 1580	14.6
Five person	 1647	12.6	 1361	10.7	  929	 8.2	 1018	 9.4
Six or more	 1920	14.7	 1351	10.6	  839	 7.4	  707	 6.6
Total		13108	 100	12708	99.9	11377	 100	10791	99.9	


B: Number of rooms per dwelling
Number and percent of dwelling units (including unoccupied)

Number of	     1939	     1960	    1980 (a)	     1990
Rooms		Number	  %	Number	  %	Number	  %	Number	  %
------------	-----	----	-----	----	-----	----	----	----	
One room	   17	 0.1	  128	 1.0	   45	 0.4	  144	 1.2
Two room	  257	 1.9	  272	 2.0	  179	 1.4	  382	 3.2
Three room	  859	 6.2	  906	 6.8	  822	 6.7	 1081	 9.0
Four room	 6093	44.3	 5278	39.6	 4258	34.7	 3509	29.3
Five room	 2905	21.1	 2984	22.4	 2944	24.0	 2620	21.9
Six or more	 3637	26.4	 3737	28.1	 4033	32.8	 4239	35.4
Total		13768	 100	13305	 100	12281	 100	11975	 100

Upper end when reported:

Six room	 2839	20.6	 2822	21.2	   --	  --	 2439	20.8
Seven room	  436	 3.2	  557	 4.2	   --	  --	  825	 6.9
Eight or more	  362	 2.6	  358	 2.7	   --	  --	  921	 7.7


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Notes: 
 a. 1980 excludes 7 units listed as seasonal housing.

Source:
 Works Project Administration, Housing in Chicago Communities, vol. 60,
 pp. 31m, 29e; Local Community Fact Book, Chicago metropolitan area, 1960,
 table IV-6, p. 277; 1980, tables III-2, III-6, pp. 376, 412; 1990, tables
 IV-4, IV-11 pp. 411, 474. See bibliography for publication information.