[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

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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.