Bristol vs Lincoln

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

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

Bristol has the higher population (2,005 vs 290 in Lincoln). Lincoln has the higher median household income ($78,125 vs $71,372 in Bristol). Lincoln has the higher median home value ($328,800 vs $298,200 in Bristol).

Population, income & housing

	Bristol	Lincoln
Population	2,005	290
Median age	49.8 yrs	54.7 yrs
Median household income	$71,372	$78,125
Median home value	$298,200	$328,800
Median gross rent	$1,290	$845
Housing units	1,009	124
Homeownership rate	68.7%	76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.2%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	10.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristol	Lincoln
Population	1,855 → 2,005 (+8.1%)	225 → 290 (+28.9%)
Median household income	$61,184 → $71,372 (+16.7%)	$44,531 → $78,125 (+75.4%)
Median home value	$241,000 → $298,200 (+23.7%)	$245,000 → $328,800 (+34.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,065 → $1,290 (+21.1%)	$646 → $845 (+30.8%)

Bristol

Population

1,8552,005

Median household income

$61,184$71,372

Median home value

$241,000$298,200

Median gross rent

$1,065$1,290

Lincoln

Population

225290

Median household income

$44,531$78,125

Median home value

$245,000$328,800

Median gross rent

$646$845

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristol	Lincoln
Under 5	1.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	14.7%	6.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	11.4%
25 to 34	5.4%	2.8%
35 to 44	14.0%	10.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	20.0%
55 to 64	20.4%	17.2%
65 to 74	13.1%	11.7%
75 and over	9.8%	20.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristol	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	99.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristol	Lincoln
No high school diploma	3.6%	12.1%
High school graduate	33.9%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.3%	23.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	11.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristol	Lincoln
Drove alone	67.8%	82.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.8%
Walked	11.1%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.3%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristol	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	60.3%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	20.2%
5 to 19 units	15.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Bristol	Lincoln
Poverty rate	11.7%	4.2%
Average household size	2.04	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1956	1938