Bristol vs Woodsville

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

Bristol and Woodsville 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 1,387 in Woodsville). Bristol has the higher median household income ($60,972 vs $56,610 in Woodsville). Woodsville has the higher median home value ($200,000 vs $192,900 in Bristol).

Population, income & housing

	Bristol	Woodsville
Population	2,157	1,387
Median age	42.7 yrs	29.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,972	$56,610
Median home value	$192,900	$200,000
Median gross rent	$1,270	$1,088
Housing units	984	747
Homeownership rate	58.8%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristol	Woodsville
Population	1,870 → 2,157 (+15.3%)	851 → 1,387 (+63.0%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $60,972 (+31.8%)	$54,375 → $56,610 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$163,200 → $192,900 (+18.2%)	$107,100 → $200,000 (+86.7%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $1,270 (+53.0%)	$945 → $1,088 (+15.1%)

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

Woodsville

Population

8511,387

Median household income

$54,375$56,610

Median home value

$107,100$200,000

Median gross rent

$945$1,088

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristol	Woodsville
Under 5	4.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	21.9%	17.2%
18 to 24	2.8%	11.1%
25 to 34	5.3%	17.2%
35 to 44	20.3%	15.7%
45 to 54	15.0%	7.7%
55 to 64	14.4%	12.7%
65 to 74	4.9%	4.5%
75 and over	11.5%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristol	Woodsville
White (non-Hispanic)	85.2%	92.7%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristol	Woodsville
No high school diploma	10.5%	5.5%
High school graduate	35.6%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristol	Woodsville
Drove alone	79.4%	77.9%
Carpooled	3.9%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristol	Woodsville
1-unit, detached	60.8%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	16.3%	2.8%
20 or more units	1.3%	16.6%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bristol	Woodsville
Poverty rate	11.8%	10.9%
Average household size	2.45	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	27	44
Median year structure built	1980	1938