Bristol is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 27,867 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Bristol is the 28th largest community in Tennessee.Bristol is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Bristol is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bristol who work in office and administrative support (14.39%), sales jobs (10.15%), and management occupations (9.81%). A relatively large number of people in Bristol telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.14% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. 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.The education level of Bristol citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.57% of adults in Bristol have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bristol in 2022 was $36,687, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,748 for a family of four. However, Bristol contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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. Important ancestries of people in Bristol include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Bristol is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
