Bristol

Population: 9,874
Median household income: $70,595
Median home value: $236,400

Located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Bristol is a community with a population of 9,874. Its median household income of $70,595 runs below the Bucks County figure of $111,951.

From 2019 to 2023, Bristol's population grew 2.8% from 9,605 to 9,874, while its median home value rose 35.3% from $174,700 to $236,400.

23.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,874
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $70,595
Median home value: $236,400
Median gross rent: $1,281
Housing units: 4,279
Homeownership rate: 61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,6059,874

Median household income

$59,005$70,595

Median home value

$174,700$236,400

Median gross rent

$1,028$1,281

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,605	$59,005	$174,700	$1,028
2020	9,577	$60,028	$182,000	$1,137
2021	9,847	$65,651	$186,000	$1,151
2022	9,862	$67,176	$214,700	$1,321
2023	9,874	$70,595	$236,400	$1,281

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	644	6.5%
5 to 17	1,506	15.3%
18 to 24	776	7.9%
25 to 34	1,199	12.1%
35 to 44	1,579	16.0%
45 to 54	1,176	11.9%
55 to 64	1,071	10.8%
65 to 74	1,087	11.0%
75 and over	836	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,020	71.1%
Black or African American	392	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	66	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	93	0.9%
Two or more races	584	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,719	17.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's30.3%

Bachelor's degree14.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	713	10.3%
High school graduate	2,518	36.2%
Some college or associate's	2,106	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	974	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	637	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone69.9%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit3.9%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,631	69.9%
Carpooled	526	10.1%
Public transit	203	3.9%
Walked	194	3.7%
Bicycle	19	0.4%
Worked from home	512	9.9%
Other means	106	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,288	27.5%
15 to 29 min	1,726	36.9%
30 to 44 min	628	13.4%
45 to 59 min	315	6.7%
60+ min	722	15.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 7.0% (695 of 9,872)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,672	65.9%
Nonfamily households	1,384	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,056	94.8%
Vacant	223	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,485	61.3%
Renter-occupied	1,571	38.7%

1-unit, detached20.8%

1-unit, attached48.9%

2 to 4 units19.0%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	892	20.8%
1-unit, attached	2,094	48.9%
2 to 4 units	815	19.0%
5 to 19 units	180	4.2%
20 or more units	298	7.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4208760
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.26 sq mi
Center point: 40.1028, -74.8523