Bristol vs New Paris

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

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

Bristol has the higher population (1,903 vs 1,630 in New Paris). Bristol has the higher median household income ($81,656 vs $71,750 in New Paris). Bristol has the higher median home value ($202,900 vs $173,100 in New Paris).

Population, income & housing

	Bristol	New Paris
Population	1,903	1,630
Median age	30.7 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$81,656	$71,750
Median home value	$202,900	$173,100
Median gross rent	$1,073	$1,066
Housing units	849	562
Homeownership rate	81.2%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristol	New Paris
Population	1,518 → 1,903 (+25.4%)	1,503 → 1,630 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$56,964 → $81,656 (+43.3%)	$50,078 → $71,750 (+43.3%)
Median home value	$141,600 → $202,900 (+43.3%)	$113,500 → $173,100 (+52.5%)
Median gross rent	$819 → $1,073 (+31.0%)	$793 → $1,066 (+34.4%)

Bristol

Population

1,5181,903

Median household income

$56,964$81,656

Median home value

$141,600$202,900

Median gross rent

$819$1,073

New Paris

Population

1,5031,630

Median household income

$50,078$71,750

Median home value

$113,500$173,100

Median gross rent

$793$1,066

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristol	New Paris
Under 5	11.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	19.8%
18 to 24	13.1%	9.1%
25 to 34	13.7%	14.3%
35 to 44	8.1%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.0%	13.8%
55 to 64	8.0%	11.2%
65 to 74	9.3%	7.2%
75 and over	8.0%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristol	New Paris
White (non-Hispanic)	66.1%	86.2%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.2%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	20.8%	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristol	New Paris
No high school diploma	14.5%	21.3%
High school graduate	31.6%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.4%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristol	New Paris
Drove alone	55.6%	91.2%
Carpooled	31.4%	3.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	0.5%
Other means	0.7%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristol	New Paris
1-unit, detached	73.5%	99.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	0.9%
20 or more units	4.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bristol	New Paris
Poverty rate	3.8%	12.2%
Average household size	2.99	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	20	19
Median year structure built	1978	1967