It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bristol has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bristol has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bristol than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bristol may be for you.
Bristol is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Bristol rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.77% of adults 25 and older in Bristol have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Bristol in 2022 was $24,904, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,616 for a family of four. However, Bristol contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bristol is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bristol home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bristol residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bristol also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.55% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bristol include Irish, Italian, English, German, and European.
The most common language spoken in Bristol is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
