Bristol vs Lebanon

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

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

Lebanon has the higher population (14,759 vs 2,157 in Bristol). Lebanon has the higher median household income ($92,288 vs $60,972 in Bristol). Lebanon has the higher median home value ($345,100 vs $192,900 in Bristol).

Population, income & housing

	Bristol	Lebanon
Population	2,157	14,759
Median age	42.7 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,972	$92,288
Median home value	$192,900	$345,100
Median gross rent	$1,270	$1,732
Housing units	984	7,514
Homeownership rate	58.8%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	56.4%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristol	Lebanon
Population	1,870 → 2,157 (+15.3%)	13,623 → 14,759 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $60,972 (+31.8%)	$67,698 → $92,288 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$163,200 → $192,900 (+18.2%)	$245,400 → $345,100 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $1,270 (+53.0%)	$1,098 → $1,732 (+57.7%)

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

Lebanon

Population

13,62314,759

Median household income

$67,698$92,288

Median home value

$245,400$345,100

Median gross rent

$1,098$1,732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristol	Lebanon
Under 5	4.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	21.9%	9.3%
18 to 24	2.8%	9.6%
25 to 34	5.3%	21.0%
35 to 44	20.3%	11.2%
45 to 54	15.0%	7.1%
55 to 64	14.4%	16.0%
65 to 74	4.9%	10.7%
75 and over	11.5%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristol	Lebanon
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	7.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	7.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristol	Lebanon
No high school diploma	10.5%	5.2%
High school graduate	35.6%	20.7%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	30.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristol	Lebanon
Drove alone	79.4%	59.8%
Carpooled	3.9%	13.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	8.9%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	7.8%	20.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristol	Lebanon
1-unit, detached	60.8%	38.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	15.1%
20 or more units	1.3%	22.4%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Bristol	Lebanon
Poverty rate	11.8%	8.6%
Average household size	2.45	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	27	15
Median year structure built	1980	1978