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Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT View area description and map

 

Market Hotness

1.7

12 mos. permits per 1,000 residents

Last update Sep '09Sources and methods - click for more info

Job Growth

N/A

Annual rate last 4 quarters

Last update N/ASources and methods - click for more info

Res. Permits

-15%

YTD change vs. prior year

Last update Sep '09Sources and methods - click for more info
 
 

Bridgeport Permits

Percentage change year over year

  Single Family Multifamily Units  
  Permits Chg. 2 Units 3-4 Units +5 Units All Multi Chg. Total Units Chg.
9 Mos. 2009 273 -44% 24 22 581 627 +11% 900 -15%
2009 3Q 105 -30% 12 8 234 254 +73% 359 +21%
2Q 113 -18% 8 7 244 259 +43% 372 +17%
1Q 55 -73% 4 7 103 114 -52% 169 -62%
2008 4Q 94 -63% 10 3 539 552 +286% 646 +62%
3Q 149 -44% 6 7 134 147 -9% 296 -31%
Annuals                  
2008 629 -56% 40 10 1,034 1,084 +27% 1,713 -25%
2007 1,438 -3% 86 39 727 852 +86% 2,290 +18%
2006 1,480 -27% 108 11 340 459 -57% 1,939 -37%
Last update Sep '09Sources and methods - click for more info
 

Market Hotness Trend

12 mos. permits per 1,000 residents

Sep '09

1.7

Last update Sep '09Sources and methods - click for more info

Density Information

Calculated per square mile

Q2 '09Q2 '08Chg.
Population1433.891432.250.1%
Housing Unit564.22561.730.4%
Market Density Index (MDI)
Total Permits2.493.03-17.8%
SF Permits0.661.66-60.2%
MF Permits1.831.3733.6%
Last update Sep '09Sources and methods - click for more info

Existing Housing Stock

353,088

Bridgeport, CT

Last update Sep '09Sources and methods - click for more info

Population

Based on Census Bureau estimates

Sep '09

897,329

Last update Sep '09Sources and methods - click for more info

Construction Trends

Share of permits by dwelling type

9 Months '09Share
Single-Family30%
Multifamily70%
2004-2008Avg.Share
Single-Family63%
Multifamily37%
Last update Sep '09Sources and methods - click for more info
 

Bridgeport Employment Trends

Employment numbers in thousands

Employment Sector No.of Jobs Last 1 Year Change Last 1 Year Job Growth Last 2 Years Change Last 2 Years Job Growth
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Unemployed at end of period (rate) N/A N/A N/A N/A
Last update N/ASources and methods - click for more info