Bristol County, Rhode Island

Bristol County has a population of 50,490 and has shrunk 1.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $513,800, about 4.5 times the county's median household income of $114,490.

Home price
$513,800
Income
$114,490
Population
50,490
Unemployment
3.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$513,800county
Median gross rent$1,528county
Median year homes here were built1957county
Share of homes built before 198075.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.2%county
Typical monthly rent$2,271county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,729county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,402county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,087county
Home insurance / yr$2,445(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living110.6(statewide)
Median household income$114,490county
Family health premium / yr$25,960(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,758(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.976(statewide)
Poverty rate6.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home15.6%county
Unemployment rate3.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.0%county
Share of workers employed by government14.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.9%county
Economic output per resident$53,416county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.29%county
Top state income tax5.99%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.99%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service7.4 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1984916county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station10 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.8%county
Traffic deaths11.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher53.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.6%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment6234county
Students per full-time teacher13.2county
Free lunch eligible27.7%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians201county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance2.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year8.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.1%county
Frequent mental distress15.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population50,490county
Land area in square miles24county
People per square mile of land2092.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store35.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age44.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.1%county
Share of households that are one person29.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.7%county
Second languages12.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls49.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents55county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents0county
Households that moved in1,513county
Households that moved away1,509county
Average income of arriving households$110,863county
Average income of departing households$87,981county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year76county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings71.1%county
Violent crime rate154(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.87 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing102 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6b(statewide)
Frost-free days184 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$162county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh28.3¢county
Household electricity use574 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$22.76(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity9.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas57.1%county
Homes heated by propane4.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil28.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband92.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk36.1county
Coastal flood risk65.8county
Drought risk16.9county
Landslide risk4.0county
Hail risk1.2county
Earthquake risk51.0county
Tornado risk12.9county
Tropical cyclone risk74.2county
Extreme heat risk28.5county
Winter weather risk19.4county
Strong wind risk14.6county
Wildfire risk3.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Bristol County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Rhode Island figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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