Bridgeport township, IL

Lawrence County, IL

2022 population: 2,152 ( 268 from 2010 )
Land area: 15.9 square miles
Population density: 135.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,986	92.29%	16.3%
Black:	118	5.48%	1866.7%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	48	2.23%	380.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	166	7.71%	253.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-387	-19.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	119	6.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
2,420
2,373	98.06%
6	0.25%
2	0.08%
1	0.04%
10	0.41%
25	1.03%
47	1.94%

2000
2,669
2,654	99.44%
7	0.26%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	0.30%
0	0.00%
15	0.56%

1990
2,588
2,509	96.95%
9	0.35%
0	0.00%
4	0.15%
n/a
31	1.20%
79	3.05%

1980
2,761
2,704	97.94%
14	0.51%
16	0.58%
4	0.14%
n/a
21	0.76%
57	2.06%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-281	-10.5
32	1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

145	5.6
-64	-2.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-195	-7.1
22	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Bridgeport township, IL

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.9
587	27.3%
1,565	72.7%
309	14.4%

874
2.46

517	59.2%
318	61.5%
77	14.9%
357	40.8%

2010
Number	Percent
38.5
595	24.6%
1,825	75.4%
353	14.6%

987
2.45

668	67.7%
469	70.2%
66	9.9%
319	32.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
702	26.3%
1,967	73.7%
458	17.2%

1,030
2.54

723	70.2%
543	75.1%
64	8.9%
307	29.8%

1990
Number	Percent
35.5
661	25.5%
1,927	74.5%
499	19.3%

1,068
2.42

733	68.6%
576	78.6%
56	7.6%
335	31.4%

1980
Number	Percent
32.7
819	29.7%
1,942	70.3%
435	15.8%

1,073
2.57

772	71.9%
681	88.2%
37	4.8%
301	28.1%

2022 Housing Data for Bridgeport township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	35	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	55	6.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	11	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	8	0.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	40	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	112	12.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	92	10.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	62	7.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	55	6.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	37	4.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	108	12.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	119	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	20	2.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	14	1.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	43	4.9%
$200,000 or more	63	7.2%

Median Household Income	46,964
Per Capita Income	36,442

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	31	3.5%
Public Assistance	6	0.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	227	26.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	836	61.6%
Unemployed	85	6.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	921	67.9%
Not in Labor Force	436	32.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	406	315	56.3%
Non-Profit	0	40	0.0%
Self-Employed	33	16	67.3%

Local Government	27	11	71.1%
State Government	4	17	19.0%
Federal Government	0	5	0.0%

Total Private + Self	439	331	57.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	31	73	29.8%
Total	470	404	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	7.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	49	5.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	167	19.1%
Professional, Technical	101	11.6%
Service Occupations	178	20.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.5%
All others	379	43.4%

White Collar		36.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	155	17.7%
Manufacturing	121	13.8%
Transportation and warehousing	93	10.6%
Construction	93	10.6%
Finance and insurance	64	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	60	6.9%
Retail trade	59	6.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	53	6.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	41	4.7%
Public administration	41	4.7%
Wholesale trade	21	2.4%
Other services	15	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	15	1.7%
Educational services	13	1.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	12	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,029	98.5%
Spanish	24	1.2%
Other	4	0.2%
Other Indo-European	3	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	377	17.5%
English	315	14.6%
Irish	210	9.8%
American	185	8.6%
French	89	4.1%
British	35	1.6%
Norwegian	28	1.3%
Polish	21	1.0%
Italian	19	0.9%
French Canadian	15	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	6	0.3%
Ugandan	6	0.3%
Canadian	3	0.1%
Scottish	3	0.1%
Swiss	3	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,143	99.6%
Not a citizen	9	0.4%

Native	2,143	99.6%
Foreign-born	9	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
18	1.3%	151	10.7%	555	39.2%	553	39.0%	98	6.9%	42	3.0%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	18	1.3%
9-12 Years	151	10.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	555	39.2%
Some College	553	39.0%
Bach. Degree	98	6.9%
Grad Degree	42	3.0%
Average years of education: 12.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +43	R +5	D + 5.5%
D +38
2020 vs. 2012	R +177	R +259	R + 23.8%
D -82
2020 vs. 2008	R +330	R +692	R + 74.2%
D -362

2016 vs. 2008	R +287	R +687	R + 79.7%
D -400
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	54%	Donald Trump* (R)	760	80.2%	Joe Biden (D)	168	17.7%	20	2.1%	948	40	33	0.02%
2016	49%	Donald Trump (R)	717	81.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	130	14.7%	35	4.0%	882	43	35	0.02%
2012	47%	Mitt Romney (R)	583	67.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	250	29.1%	25	2.9%	858	27	21	0.02%
2008	53%	Barack Obama (D)	530	54.0%	John McCain (R)	430	43.8%	21	2.1%	981	7	-2	0.02%
2000	46%	George W. Bush (R)	493	55.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	380	42.4%	23	2.6%	896	12	7	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bridgeport township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

168

17.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

760

80.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

948

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 40	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Bridgeport township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

130

14.7%

Donald Trump (R)

717

81.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

882

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 43	Diff (US): 35

2012 President, Bridgeport township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

250

29.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

583

67.9%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

858

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Bridgeport township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

530

54.0%

John McCain (R)

430

43.8%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

981

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Bridgeport township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

493

55.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

380

42.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

896

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bridgeport township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	41%	Kathy Salvi (R)	575	79.1%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	132	18.2%	20 [+]	2.8%	727	38	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 20 (2.8%);
2022	G	42%	Darren Bailey (R)	633	85.1%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	89	12.0%	22 [+]	3.0%	744	43	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 22 (3.0%);
2020	S2	52%	Mark Curran (R)	694	75.5%	Richard Durbin* (D)	198	21.5%	27 [+]	2.9%	919	37	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 15 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 8 (0.9%); Willie Wilson (I) 4 (0.4%);
2018	G	33%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	387	65.4%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	161	27.2%	44 [+]	7.4%	592	27	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 24 (4.1%); Sam McCann (Conservative) 20 (3.4%);
2016	S3	49%	Mark Kirk* (R)	583	67.0%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	250	28.7%	37 [+]	4.3%	870	27	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 27 (3.1%); Scott Summers (Green) 9 (1.0%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	32%	Jim Oberweis (R)	356	62.0%	Richard Durbin* (D)	177	30.8%	41 [+]	7.1%	574	19	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 41 (7.1%);
2014	G	33%	Bruce Rauner (R)	396	67.7%	Pat Quinn* (D)	152	26.0%	37 [+]	6.3%	585	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 37 (6.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	994
Median Value	$58,100

Occupied	874	87.9%
Vacant	120	12.1%

Owned	593	67.8%
Rented	281	32.2%
Median Rent	$843

Single-Family Units	652	65.6%
Detached	649	65.3%
Attached	3	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	84	8.5%
Mobile Homes	202	20.3%

Bridgeport township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bridgeport township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Bridgeport township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bridgeport township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bridgeport township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bridgeport township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bridgeport township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bridgeport township, IL