Bristol is home to 2,142 people in Vermont. The median age is 51.0, about 12 years above the US median. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. About 41% of adults have finished a four-year degree. There are 898 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $301,800.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $73,064, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 51.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bristol
What changed most since 1990
Median age33.8 → 51.0(+17.2 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share98.9% → 94.3%(−4.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate5.4% → 13.1%(+7.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Its weight in Addison County
Bristol's population equals 5.7% of Addison County's. Its number of veterans equals 2.9% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 3.2% of the county's.
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.2%(20)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 51 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
1,801
$64,987
$216,246
18.7%
2.8
2010
2,030
$61,433
$299,079
27.4%
10.8
2020
1,936
$72,566
$279,375
40.1%
14.3
2024
2,142
$73,064
$301,800
41.5%
13.6
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.
