The Black Rock neighborhood is located along the coast in Bridgeport’s southwestern corner. It is bordered by the town of Fairfield to the west, Black Rock Harbor to the south, the South End neighborhood to the east and the West End/West Side neighborhood to the north. The area contains two historic districts: the Black Rock Gardens Historic District and the Black Rock Historic District. With a thriving restaurant row, almost one in every six arts, entertainment and hospitality jobs in Bridgeport are located in Black Rock. However, this sector offers the lowest-paying jobs of all of Black Rock’s industries, with an average annual wage of approximately $21,500. The average salary for jobs located in Black Rock is $39,000. For Black Rock Neighborhood Revitalization Plans, click here.

In 2000, Black Rock was home to 8,863 residents. The majority of the neighborhood’s population was white (56.6%) followed by Hispanics (19.6%) and Black non-Hispanics (18.0%). Nineteen percent of the neighborhood’s residents were foreign-born. There were 4,322 housing units in Black Rock in 2000, over 90 percent of which were built before 1980. Single-family homes are the predominant housing type in the neighborhood, but owneroccupied units account for less than 40 percent of total housing units.