Bristol city, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Bristol city, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Bristol city, Virginia is among the highest in the country for population per square mile (136th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for married-couple households.

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Key figures

Statistic	Bristol city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,849	8,705,170	334,922,499	2048th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$50,404	$93,170	$80,734	2751st of 3,221
Median Age	43.4	39.0	38.9	1104th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	24.8%	42.2%	35.7%	1261st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$184,100	$383,700	$332,700	1585th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$801	$1,579	$1,413	2089th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.0%	9.9%	12.5%	779th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.3%	4.3%	5.2%	629th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,309.2	220.5	n/a	136th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.2%	13.1%	14.1%	1936th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.6	n/a	n/a	2301st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	63.6%	67.3%	65.2%	2834th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.9	27.3	26.4	2849th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.6%	18.3%	15.1%	869th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.2%	n/a	n/a	2113th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	33.8%	48.7%	46.9%	3119th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.1%	n/a	n/a	2692nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Bristol city, Virginia

Statistic	Bristol city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	84.5%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.8%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	5.8%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	28.0	60.7	61.4

Age in Bristol city, Virginia

Statistic	Bristol city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	43.4	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	19.6%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.3%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.0%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.8%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.7%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Bristol city, Virginia

Statistic	Bristol city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	7,226	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	56.7%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.1%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.8%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.3%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	33.2%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Bristol city, Virginia

Statistic	Bristol city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,284	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.6%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.3%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.7%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.4%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.0%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.8%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	22.1%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Bristol city, Virginia

Statistic	Bristol city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	8,641	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	66.0%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	18.0%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	16.4%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,967.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	36.4%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.1%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,387	$2,790	n/a

Education in Bristol city, Virginia

Statistic	Bristol city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	9.7%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.8%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.7%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.6%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.3%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Bristol city, Virginia

Statistic	Bristol city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.7%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.4%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.4%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	44.3%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	2.1%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.7%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Bristol city, Virginia

Statistic	Bristol city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	41.1%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.4%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.4%	14.3%	16.7%

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