
Bridgeport at a glance
What makes Bridgeport different: Bridgeport sits atop the Barnett Shale and was once one of Texas's chief bituminous-coal producers through the Wise County Coal Company (renamed the Bridgeport Coal Company in 1900); today oil-and-gas extraction remains among its highest-paying industries alongside its Lake Bridgeport recreation economy.
- Bridgeport population
- 6,514
- Wise County Medicare
- 13,000
- MA penetration (county)
- 41%
- Spanish-speaking market
- Yes — bilingual