Bristol vs Lincoln

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

Bristol and Lincoln 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 938 in Lincoln). Bristol has the higher median household income ($60,972 vs $56,406 in Lincoln). Lincoln has the higher median home value ($283,500 vs $192,900 in Bristol).

Population, income & housing

	Bristol	Lincoln
Population	2,157	938
Median age	42.7 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,972	$56,406
Median home value	$192,900	$283,500
Median gross rent	$1,270	$1,025
Housing units	984	1,196
Homeownership rate	58.8%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	35.3%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristol	Lincoln
Population	1,870 → 2,157 (+15.3%)	712 → 938 (+31.7%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $60,972 (+31.8%)	$53,229 → $56,406 (+6.0%)
Median home value	$163,200 → $192,900 (+18.2%)	$222,500 → $283,500 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $1,270 (+53.0%)	$887 → $1,025 (+15.6%)

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

Lincoln

Population

712938

Median household income

$53,229$56,406

Median home value

$222,500$283,500

Median gross rent

$887$1,025

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristol	Lincoln
Under 5	4.0%	0.9%
5 to 17	21.9%	13.3%
18 to 24	2.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	5.3%	9.2%
35 to 44	20.3%	7.8%
45 to 54	15.0%	13.6%
55 to 64	14.4%	11.9%
65 to 74	4.9%	22.2%
75 and over	11.5%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristol	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	82.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	15.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristol	Lincoln
No high school diploma	10.5%	10.9%
High school graduate	35.6%	14.1%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristol	Lincoln
Drove alone	79.4%	40.1%
Carpooled	3.9%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.9%	18.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	7.8%	17.5%
Other means	0.0%	12.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristol	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	60.8%	27.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	36.4%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	11.4%
20 or more units	1.3%	14.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Bristol	Lincoln
Poverty rate	11.8%	6.6%
Average household size	2.45	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1980	1985