Bristol vs South Lincoln

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

Bristol and South 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 159 in South Lincoln). South Lincoln has the higher median household income ($123,750 vs $71,372 in Bristol). South Lincoln has the higher median home value ($308,100 vs $298,200 in Bristol).

Population, income & housing

	Bristol	South Lincoln
Population	2,005	159
Median age	49.8 yrs	62.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,372	$123,750
Median home value	$298,200	$308,100
Median gross rent	$1,290	—
Housing units	1,009	105
Homeownership rate	68.7%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.2%	42.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristol	South Lincoln
Population	1,855 → 2,005 (+8.1%)	150 → 159 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$61,184 → $71,372 (+16.7%)	$62,188 → $123,750 (+99.0%)
Median home value	$241,000 → $298,200 (+23.7%)	$247,400 → $308,100 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,065 → $1,290 (+21.1%)	—

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

South Lincoln

Population

150159

Median household income

$62,188$123,750

Median home value

$247,400$308,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristol	South Lincoln
Under 5	1.7%	0.6%
5 to 17	14.7%	8.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.8%
25 to 34	5.4%	8.2%
35 to 44	14.0%	9.4%
45 to 54	13.3%	2.5%
55 to 64	20.4%	23.3%
65 to 74	13.1%	28.3%
75 and over	9.8%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristol	South Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	96.9%
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%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristol	South Lincoln
No high school diploma	3.6%	2.3%
High school graduate	33.9%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	19.4%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	28.3%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristol	South Lincoln
Drove alone	67.8%	81.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	11.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.3%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristol	South Lincoln
1-unit, detached	60.3%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	9.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	15.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Bristol	South Lincoln
Poverty rate	11.7%	3.8%
Average household size	2.04	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	25	36
Median year structure built	1956	1976