Population & Demographics
Bristol, CT
Bristol is home to 61,462 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 32,598 resident workers commute each day.
61,462 residents
Median age 37.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
Bristol population & demographics
Who lives in Bristol — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in Bristol
How Bristol breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
These figures are for Bristol proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How Bristol commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
Bristol
32,598 commutes, one dot at a time
Bristol
Where 32,598 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in Bristol, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into Bristol.
Top industries
The sectors that employ Bristol’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
Internet options for Bristol
The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.
FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).