Bristol city vs King William County

A side-by-side comparison of Bristol city and King William County: population, income, housing, and more.

Bristol city and King William County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

King William County has the higher population (18,232 vs 17,024 in Bristol city). King William County has the higher median household income ($85,212 vs $44,706 in Bristol city). King William County has the higher median home value ($276,500 vs $168,700 in Bristol city).

Population, income & housing

	Bristol city	King William County
Population	17,024	18,232
Median age	42.6 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,706	$85,212
Median home value	$168,700	$276,500
Median gross rent	$775	$1,246
Housing units	8,654	7,605
Homeownership rate	63.1%	88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bristol city	King William County
Population	16,912 → 17,024 (+0.7%)	16,688 → 18,232 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$37,500 → $44,706 (+19.2%)	$66,987 → $85,212 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$111,700 → $168,700 (+51.0%)	$204,300 → $276,500 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$687 → $775 (+12.8%)	$1,061 → $1,246 (+17.4%)

Bristol city

Population

16,91217,024

Median household income

$37,500$44,706

Median home value

$111,700$168,700

Median gross rent

$687$775

King William County

Population

16,68818,232

Median household income

$66,987$85,212

Median home value

$204,300$276,500

Median gross rent

$1,061$1,246

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bristol city	King William County
Under 5	5.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.0%	16.6%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.9%	13.6%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.5%
55 to 64	12.7%	14.1%
65 to 74	12.5%	10.7%
75 and over	10.6%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bristol city	King William County
White (non-Hispanic)	85.3%	77.0%
Black or African American	6.7%	15.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bristol city	King William County
No high school diploma	10.4%	6.4%
High school graduate	34.7%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bristol city	King William County
Drove alone	79.1%	79.2%
Carpooled	5.0%	7.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	4.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	11.9%
Other means	0.6%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bristol city	King William County
1-unit, detached	65.4%	92.6%
1-unit, attached	5.1%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	15.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	5.3%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Bristol city	King William County
Poverty rate	18.3%	7.9%
Average household size	2.28	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	18	37
Median year structure built	1966	1995