CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bristol

Tennessee · 23,421 residents · 32.7 sq mi

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Bristol is home to 23,421 people in Tennessee. The median age is 37.7, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $50,300. Renters pay $299 a month at the median. The average commute runs 16 minutes. The median household earns $22,660, about 25% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.7

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,421

−6%vs 2000

vs 24,821 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.7

−6%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

32.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(1,329)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(1,277)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(1,454)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,597)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(1,620)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(3,510)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(3,337)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(2,669)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.6%(2,709)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.1%(2,377)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(1,250)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(292)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,660

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,039 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,985

−25%vs 2000

vs $18,535 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.7%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$50,300

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$299

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $414 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.2%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.2% in 2000

33.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(23,496)

Black2.9%(728)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(170)

Asian0.6%(158)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(22,545)

Black2.5%(586)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(54)

Asian0.4%(96)

Other0.8%(194)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(492)

Puerto Rican0.8%(215)

South American0.2%(62)

Bolivian0.1%(40)

Uruguayan0.1%(22)

Cuban0.1%(14)

Spaniard0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(39)

Asian Indian0.1%(38)

Vietnamese0%(7)

Chinese0%(1)

Ancestry

English16.2%(4,479)

Irish14.9%(4,119)

German12%(3,307)

American9.7%(2,681)

Scottish4%(1,118)

Scotch-Irish3.2%(879)

Italian2.7%(755)

Polish1.3%(363)

Dutch1%(265)

Welsh0.9%(237)

French0.6%(161)

Swedish0.5%(125)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.5%(125)

Jamaican0.4%(109)

Subsaharan African0.3%(86)

Greek0.2%(62)

Russian0.2%(61)

Arab0.2%(59)

Norwegian0.2%(57)

Finnish0.2%(44)

Iranian0.1%(38)

British0.1%(36)

Czech0.1%(36)

Swiss0.1%(36)

French Canadian0.1%(33)

Croatian0.1%(20)

Lebanese0.1%(16)

Romanian0.1%(15)

Slovak0%(13)

Syrian0%(11)

Canadian0%(11)

Hungarian0%(11)

Turkish0%(11)

Portuguese0%(10)

Ukrainian0%(8)

Austrian0%(7)

Ethiopian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.3%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.4%

−9.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.0%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.2 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 12.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32%(3,379)

Married51.3%(5,413)

Widowed2.7%(282)

Divorced14%(1,479)

Women 15+

Never married26%(3,244)

Married45.9%(5,720)

Widowed13.4%(1,668)

Divorced14.8%(1,843)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.5%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.8%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 45.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.4%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.2%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.7%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 44.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)20.6%(318)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.3%(360)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41%(635)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(49)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,547 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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