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14 tracts·61K people·$278K median·2,328/mi²
White 62 · Hispanic 21 · Black 7 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 4 · Other 1
Married couple 43 · Living alone 29 · Other 28
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Sales · office 21 · Service 18 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 11 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bristol is $277,800 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Bristol has 61,462 residents across 14 census tracts and 1 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.9; the population is 61.8% White, 21.0% Hispanic or Latino, 7.3% Black, 5.2% Multiracial, 4.1% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 30.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.7% (Census ACS).
Ellen P. Hubbell School (76%), Ivy Drive School (72%) and South Side School (67%) lead the elementary schools; Northeast Middle School (67%) and Chippens Hill Middle School (60%) lead the middle schools; Bristol Arts and Innovation Magnet School (62%), Bristol Eastern High School (49%) and Bristol Central High School (46%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,338/month, 15% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bristol is $79,076 a year, 8% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Bristol, median rent is $1,338/month and the median home value is $277,800 (Census ACS).
Bristol reported 0.5 violent crimes and 11.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 53 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bristol are landslide (80), ice storm (68) and winter weather (51), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bristol, 1.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).