Bristol city, Virginia

Bristol city has a population of 16,849 and has shrunk 4.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $184,100, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $50,404.

Home price
$184,100
Income
$50,404
Population
16,849
Unemployment
6.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$184,100county
Median gross rent$801county
Median year homes here were built1967county
Share of homes built before 198071.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented36.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,361county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,044county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$818county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,338county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$50,404county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate18.0%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 home11.6%county
Unemployment rate6.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force55.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.3%county
Share of workers employed by government14.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.1%county
Economic output per resident$83,401(statewide)

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.75%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(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 time17.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service16 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport229860county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.1 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 station102 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.7%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(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 higher24.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.3%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment2167county
Students per full-time teacher12.4county
Free lunch eligible56.9%(statewide)
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians65county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter6.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.8%county
Frequent mental distress18.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.0%county

Place

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

Population16,849county
Land area in square miles13county
People per square mile of land1309.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores10county
Share living far from a food store11.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract33.2%county
Population change since 2020-4.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-11county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age43.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.7%county
Share of households that are one person39.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages3.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls100.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents267county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in702county
Households that moved away635county
Average income of arriving households$50,454county
Average income of departing households$41,827county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year21county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.0 incounty
Annual snowfall11.3 in(statewide)
Average daily solar energy4.19 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F12 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing100 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7b(statewide)
Frost-free days211 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.5¢county
Household electricity use1,101 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity72.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas22.6%county
Homes heated by propane1.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.9%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband74.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk23.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk45.1county
Hail risk8.5county
Earthquake risk59.5county
Tornado risk16.5county
Tropical cyclone risk33.2county
Extreme heat risk0.0county
Winter weather risk19.8county
Strong wind risk40.9county
Wildfire risk0.6county

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 city directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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