Bristol

In Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut.

Population: 61,129
Median household income: $83,458
Median home value: $252,300

Located in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, Bristol is a community with a population of 61,129. At $83,458, its median household income sits in line with Naugatuck Valley Planning Region's $86,365.

From 2019 to 2023, Bristol's population grew 1.5% from 60,218 to 61,129, while its median home value rose 27.6% from $197,800 to $252,300.

The median resident is 38.2 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 15.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 61,129
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $83,458
Median home value: $252,300
Median gross rent: $1,305
Housing units: 26,744
Homeownership rate: 64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

60,21861,129

Median household income

$67,507$83,458

Median home value

$197,800$252,300

Median gross rent

$1,027$1,305

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	60,218	$67,507	$197,800	$1,027
2020	60,039	$68,485	$198,600	$1,093
2021	60,733	$73,604	$207,400	$1,153
2022	61,052	$82,094	$235,700	$1,228
2023	61,129	$83,458	$252,300	$1,305

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,796	4.6%
5 to 17	9,218	15.1%
18 to 24	5,660	9.3%
25 to 34	9,399	15.4%
35 to 44	8,765	14.3%
45 to 54	8,066	13.2%
55 to 64	7,514	12.3%
65 to 74	5,693	9.3%
75 and over	4,018	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,669	64.9%
Black or African American	4,059	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	44	0.1%
Asian	2,788	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	151	0.2%
Two or more races	3,033	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,385	18.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree18.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,876	6.6%
High school graduate	13,331	30.7%
Some college or associate's	14,002	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	8,147	18.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5,099	11.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	25,054	77.4%
Carpooled	3,181	9.8%
Public transit	163	0.5%
Walked	571	1.8%
Bicycle	68	0.2%
Worked from home	3,179	9.8%
Other means	151	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,457	25.5%
15 to 29 min	12,372	42.4%
30 to 44 min	5,709	19.6%
45 to 59 min	2,348	8.0%
60+ min	1,302	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 8.4% (5,078 of 60,381)

	Count	Share
Family households	15,717	63.5%
Nonfamily households	9,020	36.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	24,737	92.5%
Vacant	2,007	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,015	64.7%
Renter-occupied	8,722	35.3%

1-unit, detached54.3%

1-unit, attached4.9%

2 to 4 units20.4%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units9.4%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,527	54.3%
1-unit, attached	1,304	4.9%
2 to 4 units	5,448	20.4%
5 to 19 units	2,663	10.0%
20 or more units	2,527	9.4%
Mobile home & other	275	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0908420
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 26 sq mi
Water area: 0.4 sq mi
Center point: 41.6816, -72.9407