Bristol vs Somers

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

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

Somers has the higher population (8,245 vs 5,196 in Bristol). Bristol has the higher median household income ($109,917 vs $78,068 in Somers). Bristol has the higher median home value ($288,800 vs $287,800 in Somers).

Population, income & housing

	Bristol	Somers
Population	5,196	8,245
Median age	45.7 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$109,917	$78,068
Median home value	$288,800	$287,800
Median gross rent	$1,213	$1,400
Housing units	2,300	3,462
Homeownership rate	81.8%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.7%	42.3%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristol	Somers
Population	5,038 → 5,196 (+3.1%)	8,336 → 8,245 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$82,062 → $109,917 (+33.9%)	$67,560 → $78,068 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$266,500 → $288,800 (+8.4%)	$205,100 → $287,800 (+40.3%)
Median gross rent	$987 → $1,213 (+22.9%)	$972 → $1,400 (+44.0%)

Bristol

Population

5,0385,196

Median household income

$82,062$109,917

Median home value

$266,500$288,800

Median gross rent

$987$1,213

Somers

Population

8,3368,245

Median household income

$67,560$78,068

Median home value

$205,100$287,800

Median gross rent

$972$1,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristol	Somers
Under 5	3.6%	4.3%
5 to 17	14.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	10.0%	18.7%
25 to 34	9.6%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.0%
55 to 64	17.1%	13.1%
65 to 74	17.1%	8.6%
75 and over	5.2%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristol	Somers
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	76.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	2.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristol	Somers
No high school diploma	2.2%	4.0%
High school graduate	21.8%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	41.3%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	18.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristol	Somers
Drove alone	84.0%	77.2%
Carpooled	3.4%	10.3%
Public transit	0.9%	0.3%
Walked	4.1%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.6%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristol	Somers
1-unit, detached	81.7%	48.9%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	24.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	12.2%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Bristol	Somers
Poverty rate	1.6%	8.7%
Average household size	2.49	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1981	1984