Bristol, RI (Rhode Island) Houses and Residents
| Bristol: | $475,208 |
| Rhode Island: | $383,900 |
Total population: 22,139 (All urban)
Houses: 8,705 (8,314 occupied: 5,488 owner occupied, 2,826 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 34% |
| State: | 37% |
Housing density: 861 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $225,341.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,116 (lower quartile is $829, upper quartile is $1,468)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,501
Median gross rent in Bristol, RI in 2022: $1,312
Housing units in Bristol with a mortgage: 3,065 (340 second mortgage, 508 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,613
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 46,633- In family households: 38,802 (8,935 male householders, 3,815 female householders)
10,221 spouses, 13,383 children (12,608 natural, 369 adopted, 406 stepchildren), 566 grandchildren, 257 brothers or sisters, 401 parents, foster children, 243 other relatives, 674 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7,831 (2,592 male householders (1,979 living alone)), 3,808 female householders (3,267 living alone)), 1,431 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,242 (660 institutionalized population)
8,970 married couples with children.
2,002 single-parent households (367 men, 1,635 women).
78.6% of residents of Bristol speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
19.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 57% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 4,152 (17.7%)
(73.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.2 |
| State: | 6.2 |
| Here: | 4.1 |
| State: | 4.1 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bristol, Rhode Island
- 10no bedroom
- 1091 bedroom
- 1,1822 bedrooms
- 3,0283 bedrooms
- 1,0094 bedrooms
- 1505+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bristol, Rhode Island
- 54no bedroom
- 8111 bedroom
- 1,3012 bedrooms
- 5063 bedrooms
- 1344 bedrooms
- 205+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Bristol in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 255no vehicle
- 1,3151 vehicle
- 2,7712 vehicles
- 8573 vehicles
- 2654 vehicles
- 255+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Bristol in renter-occupied apartments
- 427no vehicle
- 1,3241 vehicle
- 8962 vehicles
- 1423 vehicles
- 94 vehicles
- 285+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bristol, Rhode Island
- 01 room
- 232 rooms
- 413 rooms
- 3984 rooms
- 1,1925 rooms
- 1,3576 rooms
- 1,2007 rooms
- 6368 rooms
- 6419+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bristol, Rhode Island
- 451 room
- 2392 rooms
- 5133 rooms
- 9464 rooms
- 6585 rooms
- 2196 rooms
- 1027 rooms
- 688 rooms
- 369+ rooms
Bristol, RI household income distribution
- 25,042Less than $10,000
- 35,224$10,000 to $19,999
- 25,632$20,000 to $29,999
- 27,627$30,000 to $39,999
- 25,247$40,000 to $49,999
- 29,391$50,000 to $59,999
- 39,333$60,000 to $74,999
- 57,979$75,000 to $99,999
- 45,604$100,000 to $124,999
- 34,870$125,000 to $149,999
- 43,362$150,000 to $199,999
- 48,134$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 51.0%
Number of people working at home: 1,638 (13.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 640
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1,866
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1,623
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1,008
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1,127
- 25 to 29 minutes: 785
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1,497
- 35 to 39 minutes: 434
- 40 to 44 minutes: 394
- 45 to 59 minutes: 623
- 60 to 89 minutes: 387
- 90 or more minutes: 279
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 8,657 (79.5%)
- Carpooled: 998 (9.2%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 221 (2.0%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 18 (0.2%)
- Railroad: 46 (0.4%)
- Taxi: 9 (0.1%)
- Motorcycle: 21 (0.2%)
- Bicycle: 5 (0.0%)
- Walked: 617 (5.7%)
- Other means: 71 (0.7%)
- Worked at home: 232 (2.1%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Bristol, Rhode Island
- 1351995 to March 2000
- 2781990 to 1994
- 1821985 to 1989
- 2191980 to 1984
- 3361975 to 1979
- 5831970 to 1974
- 8111965 to 1969
- 587Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- Portuguese: 8,266 (31.4%)
- Italian: 4,758 (18.1%)
- Irish: 3,195 (12.1%)
- English: 2,365 (9.0%)
- French: 1,903 (7.2%)
- Other: 1,086 (4.1%)
- German: 1,074 (4.1%)
- French Canadian: 774 (2.9%)
- Polish: 755 (2.9%)
- United States: 500 (1.9%)
- Scottish: 377 (1.4%)
- Swedish: 298 (1.1%)
- Scotch-Irish: 178 (0.7%)
- Greek: 146 (0.6%)
- Dutch: 137 (0.5%)
- Russian: 102 (0.4%)
- Norwegian: 62 (0.2%)
- Hungarian: 59 (0.2%)
- Lithuanian: 48 (0.2%)
- Ukrainian: 45 (0.2%)
- Welsh: 39 (0.1%)
- Danish: 38 (0.1%)
- Subsaharan African: 38 (0.1%)
- Arab: 33 (0.1%)
- Swiss: 17 (0.06%)
- Czech: 16 (0.06%)
- West Indian: 14 (0.05%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Bristol: | 81.3% (2,546) |
| Rhode Island: | 17.6% (21,016) |
| Bristol: | 3.7% (116) |
| Rhode Island: | 2.6% (3,120) |
| Bristol: | 1.6% (50) |
| Rhode Island: | 0.7% (857) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 11,471
- Other state: 7,699
- Northeast: 6,378
- Midwest: 490
- South: 452
- West: 379
61% of Bristol residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Rhode Island.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 193
- Nursery to 4th grade: 157
- 5th and 6th grade: 154
- 7th and 8th grade: 453
- 9th grade: 323
- 10th grade: 277
- 11th grade: 140
- 12th grade, no diploma: 161
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,768
- Less than 1 year of college: 355
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 726
- Associate degree: 374
- Bachelor's degree: 1,156
- Master's degree: 505
- Professional school degree: 130
- Doctorate degree: 121
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 237
- Nursery to 4th grade: 221
- 5th and 6th grade: 123
- 7th and 8th grade: 461
- 9th grade: 292
- 10th grade: 343
- 11th grade: 105
- 12th grade, no diploma: 246
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,069
- Less than 1 year of college: 474
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 859
- Associate degree: 547
- Bachelor's degree: 1,246
- Master's degree: 593
- Professional school degree: 95
- Doctorate degree: 90
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,293
- One, attached: 361
- Two: 1,175
- 3 or 4: 987
- 5 to 9: 476
- 10 to 19: 222
- 20 to 49: 84
- 50 or more: 102
- Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $418,432
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%
- 62.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 28.4%Utility gas
- 6.6%Electricity
- 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Wood
- 0.3%Coal or coke
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 48.0%Utility gas
- 31.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 17.3%Electricity
- 2.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.3%No fuel used
- 0.2%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 25.7% |
| Rhode Island: | 12.6% |
| Here: | 15.1% |
| Rhode Island: | 12.7% |
| Here: | 72.2% |
| Rhode Island: | 43.8% |
