With 9,902 people, Bristol is a city in Pennsylvania. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. Density works out to 5,832 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 6%. The typical home is worth $271,100, having roughly tripled since 2000. The average commute runs 32 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $76,042, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bristol
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$193,686 → $271,100(+40%)US over the same years: +67%
White share83.5% → 71.1%(−12.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)13.5%(53)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.8%(109)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era19.1%(75)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.3%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 392 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bristol, decade by decade
Bristol population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,405
$63,038
$193,686
8.5%
36.2
2000
9,923
$64,447
$165,953
10.5%
46.4
2010
9,726
$68,610
$265,704
12.8%
53.3
2020
9,861
$72,756
$220,591
23.4%
61.2
2024
9,902
$76,042
$271,100
20.9%
57.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
