Ashland vs Bristol

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

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

Bristol has the higher population (2,157 vs 1,417 in Ashland). Bristol has the higher median household income ($60,972 vs $41,429 in Ashland). Bristol has the higher median home value ($192,900 vs $169,000 in Ashland).

Population, income & housing

	Ashland	Bristol
Population	1,417	2,157
Median age	30.8 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$41,429	$60,972
Median home value	$169,000	$192,900
Median gross rent	$1,069	$1,270
Housing units	713	984
Homeownership rate	51.7%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.2%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ashland	Bristol
Population	1,363 → 1,417 (+4.0%)	1,870 → 2,157 (+15.3%)
Median household income	$32,333 → $41,429 (+28.1%)	$46,250 → $60,972 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$164,900 → $169,000 (+2.5%)	$163,200 → $192,900 (+18.2%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $1,069 (+37.1%)	$830 → $1,270 (+53.0%)

Ashland

Population

1,3631,417

Median household income

$32,333$41,429

Median home value

$164,900$169,000

Median gross rent

$780$1,069

Bristol

Population

1,8702,157

Median household income

$46,250$60,972

Median home value

$163,200$192,900

Median gross rent

$830$1,270

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ashland	Bristol
Under 5	11.8%	4.0%
5 to 17	15.0%	21.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	2.8%
25 to 34	21.9%	5.3%
35 to 44	8.5%	20.3%
45 to 54	9.6%	15.0%
55 to 64	9.0%	14.4%
65 to 74	13.3%	4.9%
75 and over	4.4%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ashland	Bristol
White (non-Hispanic)	83.5%	85.2%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.9%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ashland	Bristol
No high school diploma	6.0%	10.5%
High school graduate	36.8%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ashland	Bristol
Drove alone	73.6%	79.4%
Carpooled	16.4%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	8.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ashland	Bristol
1-unit, detached	46.4%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	14.4%	16.4%
5 to 19 units	15.6%	16.3%
20 or more units	14.6%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Ashland	Bristol
Poverty rate	28.4%	11.8%
Average household size	2.16	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1958	1980