Bristol, CT

Census Place

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2024 Population

61,462

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.9

0.785% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

10.7%

27.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$79,076

5.25% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$277,800

10.1% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

32,365

2.39% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Bristol, CT 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.

94.9% of the residents in Bristol, CT are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bristol, CT are Bristol Technical Education Center (136 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Bristol, CT was $277,800, and the homeownership rate was 64.9%.

Most people in Bristol, CT drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Bristol, CT was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Bristol, CT is home to a population of 61.5k people, from which 94.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.1% of Bristol, CT residents were born outside of the country (6.82k people).

In 2024, there were 8.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (38k people) in Bristol, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.47k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.21k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.9%

2024 Citizenship

96.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.9% of Bristol, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bristol, CT was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bristol, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bristol, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
38k ± 1.74k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.47k ± 1.12k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.21k ± 1.3k

21%

Hispanic Population

12.9k people

21% of the people in Bristol, CT are hispanic (12.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bristol, CT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
46,306 ± 5,249 people
India
39,834 ± 4,873 people
Dominican Republic
31,156 ± 4,315 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 46,306 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,834 and Dominican Republic with 31,156.

Foreign-Born Population

11.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

6.82k people

10.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6.31k people

As of 2024, 11.1% of Bristol, CT residents (6.82k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bristol, CT was 10.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bristol, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
859 ± 255
Vietnam
603 ± 183
Gulf War (1990s)
441 ± 223

Bristol, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bristol, CT.

Health

95.4% of the population of Bristol, CT has health coverage, with 49% on employee plans, 22.5% on Medicaid, 10.6% on Medicare, 12.2% on non-group plans, and 1.13% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Connecticut see 1,209 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,209 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 195 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.3% under 18 years, 22.8% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

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

Uninsured People

4.56%

Uninsured

49%

Employer Coverage

22.5%

Medicaid

10.6%

Medicare

12.2%

Non-Group

1.13%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bristol, CT grew by 14.8% from 3.97% to 4.56%.

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

Economy

The economy of Bristol, CT employs 32.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bristol, CT were Health Care & Social Assistance (5,203 people), Manufacturing (3,896 people), and Retail Trade (3,638 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($84,191), Information ($82,960), and Public Administration ($78,592).

Employment

Occupations

32.4k

2024 Value

± 1,595

−2.39%

1 Year decline

± 7.08%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bristol, CT declined at a rate of −2.39%, from 33.2k employees to 32.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bristol, CT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,872 people), Sales & Related Occupations (2,894 people), and Production Occupations (2,647 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bristol, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

32.4k

2024 Value

± 1,595

−2.39%

1 Year decline

± 7.08%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bristol, CT declined at a rate of −2.39%, from 33.2k employees to 32.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bristol, CT, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,203 people), Manufacturing (3,896 people), and Retail Trade (3,638 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bristol, CT, though some of these residents may live in Bristol, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,799

Median earning men ± $5,220

$43,841

Median earning women ± $2,916

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($92,990), Public Administration ($85,395), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,121).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($74,003), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,166), and Information ($57,121).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.67M people employed in Connecticut. This represents a 1.78% 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 17.2%.

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Kamala Harris with 56.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.9%), followed by Jill Stein (0.812%).

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing the state of Connecticut. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Connecticut is currently represented by 5 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

Voting results are not available for Bristol, CT. Showing the available data for Connecticut.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (56.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (41.9%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (0.812%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Connecticut went to Kamala Harris with 56.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.9%), followed by Jill Stein (0.812%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Connecticut for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Connecticut

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

Richard Blumenthal

Senator from Connecticut

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Chris Murphy

Senator from Connecticut

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy are the senators currently representing Connecticut.

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 Connecticut over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Bristol, CT awarded 136 degrees. The student population of Bristol, CT in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 137 male students and 15 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bristol, CT are White (95 and 69.9%), Hispanic or Latino (24 and 17.6%), Black or African American (8 and 5.88%), and Two or More Races (7 and 5.15%).

The largest universities in Bristol, CT by number of degrees awarded are Bristol Technical Education Center (136 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Bristol, CT are HVAC Maintenance (33 and 24.3%), Automobile Mechanics Technology (29 and 21.3%), and General Precision Production Trades (24 and 17.6%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 152 students enrolled in Bristol, CT, 90.1% men and 9.87% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 94 records, of which 6.38% were women and 93.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

HVAC Maintenance
33 degrees awarded
Automobile Mechanics Technology
29 degrees awarded
General Precision Production Trades
24 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Bristol, CT was HVAC Maintenance with 33 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Bristol, CT according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Bristol Technical Education Center

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

136 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Bristol Technical Education Center with 136 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 126 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bristol, CT, which is 12.6 times more than the 10 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 95 degrees mean that there were 3.96 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 24 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bristol, CT was $277,800 in 2024, which is 0.835 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $252,300 to $277,800, a 10.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Bristol, CT is 64.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bristol, CT have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bristol, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$277,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,329

$15,879

Median Property Taxes

±$923

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, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

64.9%

Homeownership

2024

60.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.9% of the housing units in Bristol, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.7%.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$79,076

Median Household Income

± $5,956

24.5k

Number of Households

± 1,270

In 2024, the median household income of the 24.5k households in Bristol, CT declined from $79,076 from the previous year's value of $83,458.

The following chart displays the households in Bristol, CT 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bristol, CT is from Connecticut.

0.495

2024 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2024, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.618% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75%)
Worked At Home (11.4%)
Carpooled (10.4%)

In 2024, 75% of workers in Bristol, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.4%) and those who carpooled to work (10.4%).

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

23.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bristol, CT have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.25% of the workforce in Bristol, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bristol, CT (6.52k out of 60.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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.