Bristol County, Rhode Island

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Population: 50,568
Median household income: $110,926
Median home value: $468,000

Bristol County, Rhode Island counts 50,568 residents. Its median household income of $110,926 runs above the Rhode Island figure of $86,372.

From 2019 to 2023, Bristol County's population grew 3.7% from 48,764 to 50,568, while its median household income rose 33.5% from $83,092 to $110,926.

The median resident is 44.1 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 50,568
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $110,926
Median home value: $468,000
Median gross rent: $1,348
Housing units: 21,557
Homeownership rate: 73.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,76450,568

Median household income

$83,092$110,926

Median home value

$358,100$468,000

Median gross rent

$1,037$1,348

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,764	$83,092	$358,100	$1,037
2020	48,645	$85,413	$364,500	$1,076
2021	50,672	$95,102	$379,000	$1,141
2022	50,658	$105,875	$443,700	$1,264
2023	50,568	$110,926	$468,000	$1,348

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,813	3.6%
5 to 17	7,350	14.5%
18 to 24	5,813	11.5%
25 to 34	5,149	10.2%
35 to 44	5,850	11.6%
45 to 54	6,437	12.7%
55 to 64	7,805	15.4%
65 to 74	5,884	11.6%
75 and over	4,467	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44,850	88.7%
Black or African American	500	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.0%
Asian	1,159	2.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.0%
Some other race	162	0.3%
Two or more races	1,824	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,043	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate20.9%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree27.6%

Graduate or professional degree24.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,306	6.5%
High school graduate	7,437	20.9%
Some college or associate's	7,429	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	9,827	27.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8,593	24.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit1.3%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,765	74.3%
Carpooled	1,444	5.7%
Public transit	334	1.3%
Walked	1,219	4.8%
Bicycle	93	0.4%
Worked from home	3,201	12.7%
Other means	216	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,815	30.9%
15 to 29 min	6,523	29.6%
30 to 44 min	5,522	25.0%
45 to 59 min	1,581	7.2%
60+ min	1,630	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 6.8% (3,189 of 47,001)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,700	65.4%
Nonfamily households	6,720	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,420	90.1%
Vacant	2,137	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,228	73.3%
Renter-occupied	5,192	26.7%

1-unit, detached67.2%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units18.1%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,483	67.2%
1-unit, attached	693	3.2%
2 to 4 units	3,904	18.1%
5 to 19 units	1,446	6.7%
20 or more units	1,031	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 44001
State: Rhode Island
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 21 sq mi
Center point: 41.7068, -71.2867

Cities & places

No cities are assigned to this county.