The Brooklawn/St. Vincent neighborhood is located adjacent to the Town of Fairfi eld and lies between the middle-income North End and the lower-income West End/West Side. The neighborhood derives a portion of its name, and much of its character, from the presence of St. Vincent’s Medical Center. Not only do the hospital and associated medical office uses (along with Central High School) contribute to Brooklawn/St. Vincent’s large concentration of institutional uses, but they have effects on neighborhood employment as well. The largest number of employed residents (52%) work in education and health services and accounted for almost 20 percent of Bridgeport’s workers in this industry. Education and health services paid an annual salary of $47,525, which is greater than both the sector’s citywide average and the neighborhood’s average annual wage.

In 2000, Brooklawn/St. Vincent had 22,600 residents. The majority of residents (42%) were White non-Hispanic, followed by Hispanic (25%), Black non-Hispanic (20%) and Asian (13%). Approximately 30 percent of the neighborhood’s residents were foreign-born. In 2000 the neighborhood had 9,062 housing units, over 90 percent of which were built before 1980. The overall character of the neighborhood is single-family residential; however, more than half of its housing is renter-occupied. The area contains part of the Stratfield Historic District.