Bristol vs Enfield

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

Bristol and Enfield 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 1,917 in Enfield). Enfield has the higher median household income ($78,583 vs $60,972 in Bristol). Enfield has the higher median home value ($274,500 vs $192,900 in Bristol).

Population, income & housing

	Bristol	Enfield
Population	2,157	1,917
Median age	42.7 yrs	57.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,972	$78,583
Median home value	$192,900	$274,500
Median gross rent	$1,270	$1,486
Housing units	984	1,048
Homeownership rate	58.8%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	36.8%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristol	Enfield
Population	1,870 → 2,157 (+15.3%)	1,830 → 1,917 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $60,972 (+31.8%)	$47,005 → $78,583 (+67.2%)
Median home value	$163,200 → $192,900 (+18.2%)	$187,200 → $274,500 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $1,270 (+53.0%)	$1,263 → $1,486 (+17.7%)

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

Enfield

Population

1,8301,917

Median household income

$47,005$78,583

Median home value

$187,200$274,500

Median gross rent

$1,263$1,486

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristol	Enfield
Under 5	4.0%	11.3%
5 to 17	21.9%	8.4%
18 to 24	2.8%	0.0%
25 to 34	5.3%	11.0%
35 to 44	20.3%	14.8%
45 to 54	15.0%	3.4%
55 to 64	14.4%	16.5%
65 to 74	4.9%	32.0%
75 and over	11.5%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristol	Enfield
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	99.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristol	Enfield
No high school diploma	10.5%	4.9%
High school graduate	35.6%	28.6%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristol	Enfield
Drove alone	79.4%	79.2%
Carpooled	3.9%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.9%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristol	Enfield
1-unit, detached	60.8%	53.5%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	24.4%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	13.6%
20 or more units	1.3%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Bristol	Enfield
Poverty rate	11.8%	22.5%
Average household size	2.45	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1980	1981