Bristol vs Littleton

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

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

Littleton has the higher population (4,211 vs 2,157 in Bristol). Bristol has the higher median household income ($60,972 vs $47,879 in Littleton). Littleton has the higher median home value ($213,200 vs $192,900 in Bristol).

Population, income & housing

	Bristol	Littleton
Population	2,157	4,211
Median age	42.7 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,972	$47,879
Median home value	$192,900	$213,200
Median gross rent	$1,270	$878
Housing units	984	2,287
Homeownership rate	58.8%	44.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristol	Littleton
Population	1,870 → 2,157 (+15.3%)	4,680 → 4,211 (-10.0%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $60,972 (+31.8%)	$38,004 → $47,879 (+26.0%)
Median home value	$163,200 → $192,900 (+18.2%)	$161,700 → $213,200 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $1,270 (+53.0%)	$702 → $878 (+25.1%)

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

Littleton

Population

4,6804,211

Median household income

$38,004$47,879

Median home value

$161,700$213,200

Median gross rent

$702$878

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristol	Littleton
Under 5	4.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	21.9%	10.7%
18 to 24	2.8%	8.1%
25 to 34	5.3%	23.0%
35 to 44	20.3%	7.9%
45 to 54	15.0%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.4%	13.2%
65 to 74	4.9%	9.2%
75 and over	11.5%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristol	Littleton
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	90.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristol	Littleton
No high school diploma	10.5%	17.0%
High school graduate	35.6%	36.9%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristol	Littleton
Drove alone	79.4%	53.3%
Carpooled	3.9%	21.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.9%	16.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	7.8%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristol	Littleton
1-unit, detached	60.8%	42.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	16.4%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	24.2%
20 or more units	1.3%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Bristol	Littleton
Poverty rate	11.8%	19.6%
Average household size	2.45	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	27	14
Median year structure built	1980	1958