Bristol, TN

Census Place

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2022 Population

27,307

0.563% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

40.2

0.248% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$49,130

12.6% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$165,600

18.4% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Bristol, TN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2022, the median property value in Bristol, TN was $165,600, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Bristol, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Bristol, TN was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Bristol, TN employs 11.6k people. The largest industries in Bristol, TN are Retail Trade (1,691 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,680 people), and Manufacturing (1,406 people), and the highest paying industries are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($79,009), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($78,621), and Utilities ($60,259).

Employment

Occupations

11.6k

2022 Value

± 814

1.04%

1 Year growth

± 9.72%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bristol, TN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,501 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,435 people), and Management Occupations (1,117 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bristol, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

11.6k

2022 Value

± 814

1.04%

1 Year growth

± 9.72%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bristol, TN, are Retail Trade (1,691 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,680 people), and Manufacturing (1,406 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bristol, TN, though some of these residents may live in Bristol, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($79,009), Public Administration ($57,951), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($57,831).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,592), Public Administration ($45,296), and Manufacturing ($43,042).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.15%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Tennessee.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 60.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.978%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.7%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.978%)
Independent Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 60.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (37.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.978%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Bill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Tennessee have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Bristol, TN awarded 633 degrees. The student population of Bristol, TN in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 472 male students and 885 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bristol, TN are White (559 and 89.9%), followed by Black or African American (34 and 5.47%), Two or More Races (15 and 2.41%), and Unknown (10 and 1.61%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bristol, TN was $165,600 in 2022, which is 0.587 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $139,900 to $165,600, a 18.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Bristol, TN is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Bristol, TN have an average commute time of 21.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bristol, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$165,600

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,969

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bristol, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bristol, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bristol, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Bristol, TN colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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$49,130

Median Household Income

± $4,143

11.9k

Number of Households

± 806

The following chart displays the households in Bristol, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bristol, TN is from Bristol, TN.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Bristol, TN across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (83.3%)
Worked At Home (8.46%)
Carpooled (5.08%)

In 2022, 83.3% of workers in Bristol, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.46%) and those who carpooled to work (5.08%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bristol, TN have a shorter commute time (21.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.73% of the workforce in Bristol, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bristol, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bristol, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bristol, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bristol, TN is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.07%

Uninsured

37.1%

Employer Coverage

22.5%

Medicaid

14.6%

Medicare

12.7%

Non-Group

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bristol, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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