Bristol vs Derby

A side-by-side comparison of Bristol and Derby: population, income, housing, and more.

Bristol and Derby are places in Connecticut. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bristol has the higher population (61,129 vs 12,359 in Derby). Bristol has the higher median household income ($83,458 vs $76,263 in Derby). Bristol has the higher median home value ($252,300 vs $242,300 in Derby).

Population, income & housing

	Bristol	Derby
Population	61,129	12,359
Median age	38.2 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$83,458	$76,263
Median home value	$252,300	$242,300
Median gross rent	$1,305	$1,453
Housing units	26,744	6,127
Homeownership rate	64.7%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.5%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristol	Derby
Population	60,218 → 61,129 (+1.5%)	12,485 → 12,359 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$67,507 → $83,458 (+23.6%)	$56,357 → $76,263 (+35.3%)
Median home value	$197,800 → $252,300 (+27.6%)	$206,300 → $242,300 (+17.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,027 → $1,305 (+27.1%)	$1,087 → $1,453 (+33.7%)

Bristol

Population

60,21861,129

Median household income

$67,507$83,458

Median home value

$197,800$252,300

Median gross rent

$1,027$1,305

Derby

Population

12,48512,359

Median household income

$56,357$76,263

Median home value

$206,300$242,300

Median gross rent

$1,087$1,453

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristol	Derby
Under 5	4.6%	3.7%
5 to 17	15.1%	12.3%
18 to 24	9.3%	5.2%
25 to 34	15.4%	15.8%
35 to 44	14.3%	10.8%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.1%
55 to 64	12.3%	19.5%
65 to 74	9.3%	14.7%
75 and over	6.6%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristol	Derby
White (non-Hispanic)	64.9%	58.9%
Black or African American	6.6%	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	4.6%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	2.7%
Two or more races	5.0%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	18.6%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristol	Derby
No high school diploma	6.6%	11.0%
High school graduate	30.7%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.7%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristol	Derby
Drove alone	77.4%	70.1%
Carpooled	9.8%	12.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	1.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	15.3%
Other means	0.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristol	Derby
1-unit, detached	54.3%	40.4%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	16.4%
2 to 4 units	20.4%	26.6%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	9.4%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bristol	Derby
Poverty rate	8.4%	9.3%
Average household size	2.44	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1967	1965