[TABLE 20] BRIDGEPORT SUMMARY STATISTICS, 1910-1990 Statistic 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 ----------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- 1. TTL POP 34062 60443 53553 49109 46070 41560 35167 30923 29877 2. %FOR BRN -- 35.9 28.7 22.1 16.6 12.9 9.6 14.5 24 3. %F/M PRN -- 49.2 49.7 -- -- 29.8 27.8 27.6a 22.6a 4. %1/2 ETH -- 85.1 78.4 -- -- 42.8 37.4 -- -- 5. DWELLS b -- -- 12254 13618 13469 12314 12308 12288 11975 6. %OWN OCC -- -- 33.4b 28.5 31.9 32.8 34.2 36.2 39 7. %RENT OCC -- -- 66.5b 67.1 66.4 62.6 59.6 56.1 52 8. %VACANT -- -- 9.7 4.4 1.7 4.6 6.2 7.7 9 9. HHOLDS -- 13499 12531 13032 13257 12708 11543 11377 10791 10. P/HHOLD -- 4.5c 4.3c 3.76 3.45 3.25 3.0d 2.7 2.8 11. MD AGE -- -- 24.6e 27.7 30.7 30.8 -- -- -- 12. MD YRS ED -- -- -- 7.5 8.5 8.8 9.7 11.0 f 13. $MED INC -- -- -- 1002g 3790 5622 9823 18999 30275 14. WHT COLL -- -- -- 4.8h 8.7h 8.3h 13.9 47.3 49 15. % GVT WKS -- -- -- -- 6.2 7.2 12.2 14.5 12.4 16. UNEMP -- -- -- 16.7 5.6 6.1 4.8 8.9i 9i 17. %DRIVE -- -- -- -- -- 42.2 49.7 56.7 66 _______________ Notes: -- Not available or otherwise omitted. a. Reported as multi-ethnic for 1980 and 1990. b. These figures for 1930 are 1934 figures. c. Total population per total household. d. 1970 Data Book reports 3.4 pers/hhld. and 15231 total population. e. Listed as 24.1 in the 1940 Fact Book. f. Listed as 26% post high school education; no median given. g. Omits 20 cases of income over $5000. h. Approximated from managerial and professional occupations. i. Listed as percent of civilian work force. Expansion of category abbreviations: 1. Total Population. 2. % foreign born 3. % (of total pop.) foreign or mixed parentage. 4. % (of total pop.) first and second generation ethnics. 5. Total number of dwelling units. 6. % owner occupied. 7. % renter occupied. 8. % vacant (cats. 6-8 are percent of total dwellings). 9. Households 10. Persons per household. 11. Median age. 12. Median years of educ. (adults). 13. Median income. 14. % white collar occupation. 15. % government workers. 16. % of labor force unemployed. 17. % who reach work by auto (cats. 14-17 are % of labor force). Source: Works Project Administration, Housing in Chicago Communities, vol. 60 (1940); Local Community Fact Books, Chicago (1930-1990); and Community Data Book for the City of Chicago (1970). See bibliography for publication information.