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Bridgeport charter township, Saginaw County, Michigan (MI) detailed profile

Land area: 34.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 11,709 (59% urban, 41% rural)

Males: 5,566  (47.5%)
Females: 6,143  (52.5%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 11,537 (9,247 owner occupied, 2,290 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

20%
State:

26%


Races in Bridgeport charter township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 67.8%
  • Black: 20.5%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
  • Asian: 0.3%
  • Two or more races: 1.6%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 38.3
Median age of females: 39.4

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Average household size: 2.57

Bridgeport charter township:

2.6 people
Michigan:

2.6 people

Average family size: 3.02

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($38,000 in 1999)
Bridgeport charter township:

$41,548
Michigan:

$48,273
Median contract rent in 2013: $537 (lower quartile is $310, upper quartile is $500)
Here:

$537
State:

$629

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $95,100 (it was $84,900 in 2000)
:

$95,100
Michigan:

$117,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,200 - $150,600

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $115,235
Here:

$115,235
State:

$159,597

Townhouses or other attached units: $201,754
Here:

$201,754
State:

$138,735

In 2-unit structures: $64,875
Here:

$64,875
State:

$89,877

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $100,831
Here:

$100,831
State:

$110,373

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $74,567
Here:

$74,567
State:

$119,825

Mobile homes: $41,192
Here:

$41,192
State:

$33,033

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $30,930
Here:

$30,930
State:

$40,667
Population density: 338 people per square mile 
 
 (high).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

10.3%
Whole state:

10.5%

Cities in this township include: Bridgeport.


Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Notable location: Green Acres Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Bridgeport charter township include: Saint Matthew Church (A), Assumption Church (B), Tri-City Baptist Church (C), New Friendship Baptist Church (D), Bridgeport Jehovah's Witnesses (E), United Pentecostal Church (F), Calvary Community Church (G), Sheridan Road Baptist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Assumption Cemetery (1), Pine Grove Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Bridgeport charter township include: Village Park (1), Price Nature Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

66% of Bridgeport charter township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Michigan.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Bridgeport charter township, Michigan:

  • 132 people in nursing homes
  • 13 people in other group homes
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 9 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $65,000


Housing units in Bridgeport charter township with a mortgage: 5 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 2
  • 1995 to 1998: 4
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 2
  • 1970 to 1979: 0
  • 1960 to 1969: 5
  • 1950 to 1959: 3
  • 1940 to 1949: 1
  • 1939 or earlier: 17

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bridgeport charter township, Michigan:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 9
  • 6 rooms: 2
  • 7 rooms: 8
  • 8 rooms: 6
  • 9 or more rooms: 5

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bridgeport charter township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 2
  • 3 bedrooms: 16
  • 4 bedrooms: 7
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Bridgeport charter township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 4
  • 2 vehicles: 12
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 3
  • 5 or more vehicles: 5

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Transportation equipment (22%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Bridgeport charter township:

  • German (32.5%)
  • Norwegian (31.2%)
  • United States or American (13.0%)
  • French (except Basque) (7.8%)
  • Danish (3.9%)
  • European (2.6%)
  • Irish (2.6%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (37%)
  • Electricity (27%)
  • Utility gas (17%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
  • Other fuel (7%)

People in group quarters in Bridgeport charter township, Michigan:

  • 132 people in nursing homes
  • 13 people in other group homes
  • 12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 9 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

95.3% of residents of Bridgeport charter township speak English at home.
4.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 97

Size of family households: 10 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 3 5-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person,

1,654 married couples with children.
889 single-parent households (166 men, 723 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Michigan:

11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Michigan:

8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Michigan:

16.5%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bridgeport charter township:

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