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Tennessee·Sullivan County
13 tracts·28K people·$195K median·849/mi²
White 90 · Multiracial 3 · Hispanic 3 · Black 3 · Asian 0 · Other 0
Married couple 43 · Living alone 33 · Other 24
Health 26 · Professional 24 · Retail 17 · Manufacturing 14 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Sales · office 25 · Service 17 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 12 · Work from home 11 · Walk 1 · 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 $194,500 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Bristol has 27,636 residents across 8 census tracts and 10 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.1; the population is 89.5% White, 3.5% Multiracial, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Black, 0.3% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 30.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 13.6% (Census ACS).
Holston View Elementary (65%), Avoca Elementary (55%) and Haynesfield Elementary (51%) lead the elementary schools; Bristol Tennessee Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (37%); Tennessee High School (45%) and Tennessee Online Public School (43%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $842/month, 47% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bristol is $58,162 a year, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Bristol, median rent is $842/month and the median home value is $194,500 (Census ACS).
Bristol reported 4.2 violent crimes and 28.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bristol are landslide (92), earthquake (75) and strong wind (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.24g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bristol, 1.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).