Bristol

Population: 1,903
Median household income: $81,656
Median home value: $202,900

Bristol is a community in Elkhart County, Indiana, home to 1,903 residents. At $81,656, its median household income sits above Elkhart County's $65,617.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bristol's population grew 25.4% from 1,518 to 1,903, while its median home value rose 43.3% from $141,600 to $202,900.

The median gross rent is $1,073. 21.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,903
Median age: 30.7 yrs
Median household income: $81,656
Median home value: $202,900
Median gross rent: $1,073
Housing units: 849
Homeownership rate: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5181,903

Median household income

$56,964$81,656

Median home value

$141,600$202,900

Median gross rent

$819$1,073

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,518	$56,964	$141,600	$819
2020	1,539	$54,276	$144,900	$819
2021	1,551	$56,635	$144,200	$930
2022	1,862	$75,046	$180,700	$987
2023	1,903	$81,656	$202,900	$1,073

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

Age distribution

Under 511.7%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 2413.1%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	222	11.7%
5 to 17	306	16.1%
18 to 24	250	13.1%
25 to 34	260	13.7%
35 to 44	155	8.1%
45 to 54	229	12.0%
55 to 64	152	8.0%
65 to 74	177	9.3%
75 and over	152	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,257	66.1%
Black or African American	24	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	61	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	165	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	396	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.5%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	163	14.5%
High school graduate	356	31.6%
Some college or associate's	368	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	117	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	121	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone55.6%

Carpooled31.4%

Public transit0.3%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	524	55.6%
Carpooled	296	31.4%
Public transit	3	0.3%
Walked	34	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	79	8.4%
Other means	7	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	181	20.9%
15 to 29 min	504	58.3%
30 to 44 min	131	15.2%
45 to 59 min	21	2.4%
60+ min	27	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 3.8% (71 of 1,889)

	Count	Share
Family households	391	61.8%
Nonfamily households	242	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	633	74.6%
Vacant	216	25.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	514	81.2%
Renter-occupied	119	18.8%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units10.5%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	624	73.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	89	10.5%
5 to 19 units	79	9.3%
20 or more units	39	4.6%
Mobile home & other	18	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1807750
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 5.31 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 41.7166, -85.8251