Bardwell vs Bristol

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

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

Bardwell has the higher population (786 vs 566 in Bristol). Bristol has the higher median household income ($69,613 vs $56,797 in Bardwell). Since 2019, Bardwell's population has grown faster (+48.9% vs -1.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Bardwell	Bristol
Population	786	566
Median age	30.3 yrs	55.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,797	$69,613
Median home value	$108,300	—
Median gross rent	$1,269	—
Housing units	280	275
Homeownership rate	51.8%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.7%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	11.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bardwell	Bristol
Population	528 → 786 (+48.9%)	572 → 566 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$50,000 → $56,797 (+13.6%)	$78,984 → $69,613 (-11.9%)
Median home value	$70,300 → $108,300 (+54.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$888 → $1,269 (+42.9%)	—

Bardwell

Population

528786

Median household income

$50,000$56,797

Median home value

$70,300$108,300

Median gross rent

$888$1,269

Bristol

Population

572566

Median household income

$78,984$69,613

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bardwell	Bristol
Under 5	4.1%	3.2%
5 to 17	22.8%	5.1%
18 to 24	14.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	19.2%	6.0%
35 to 44	8.8%	11.3%
45 to 54	11.8%	23.5%
55 to 64	7.9%	37.5%
65 to 74	9.2%	7.6%
75 and over	2.2%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bardwell	Bristol
White (non-Hispanic)	34.2%	71.7%
Black or African American	22.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	7.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	42.1%	20.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bardwell	Bristol
No high school diploma	28.9%	8.1%
High school graduate	37.7%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	22.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bardwell	Bristol
Drove alone	67.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	24.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	0.0%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bardwell	Bristol
1-unit, detached	63.2%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bardwell	Bristol
Poverty rate	10.2%	17.7%
Average household size	3.18	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1988	1985