COMPARING TWO PLACES
Watauga vs Bristol
PLACE A
Watauga, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Bristol, Pennsylvania
Watauga is 131% larger than Bristol. Watauga earns more, with a median household income $15,129 higher.
WATAUGABRISTOLDIFFERENCE
Total population22,9819,970+131% vs Bristol
Population density5,5265,872−346
Population growth0.7%1.4%−0.7 pts
Median age36.238.9−2.7
Male50.7%47.0%+3.7 pts
Female49.3%53.0%−3.7 pts
Foreign-born11.4%6.0%+5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.8%71.1%−13.4 pts
Black9.7%3.7%+6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino25.6%16.7%+8.8 pts
Asian3.0%1.3%+1.7 pts
Other4.0%7.1%−3.1 pts
Median household income$91,171$76,042+$15,129
Per capita income$34,638$43,798−$9,160
Poverty rate11.3%8.6%+2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3380.457−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%20.9%+3.3 pts
Graduate degree6.2%6.7%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%5.1%Even
Labor force participation69.5%66.7%+2.9 pts
Median home value$250,500$271,100−$20,600
Median gross rent$1,982$1,409+$573
Owner-occupied78.0%61.0%+17.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.2%3.8%+0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households49.9%55.0%−5.1 pts
Average commute28.632.0−3.3
Worked from home16.2%11.4%+4.8 pts
Public transit to work0.4%3.4%−3.0 pts
Uninsured17.2%7.0%+10.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025