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GEOGRAPHY


According to the United States Census Bureau , the community has a total area of 21.6 Km&2 (8.3 Mi&2 ). 21.6 km&2 (8.3 mi&2) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 7,849 people, 3,022 households, and 2,106 families residing in the community. The Population Density was 363.4/km&2 (941.4/mi&2). There were 3,136 housing units at an average density of 145.2/km&2 (376.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the community was 64.05% White , 28.59% African American , 0.54% Native American , 0.24% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 3.83% from Other Races , and 2.75% from two or more races. 10.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,022 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were Married Couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the community the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $37,515, and the median income for a family was $45,691. Males had a median income of $36,825 versus $22,790 for females. The Per Capita Income for the community was $19,797. 11.3% of the population and 9.1% of families were below the Poverty Line . 17.1% of those under the age of 18 and 7.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


FAMOUS PEOPLE

Monty Brown , professional wrestler for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling .


EXTERNAL LINK

  • [http://www.bscs.k12.mi.us/ Bridgeport High School]