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Bristol, TN
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Bristol profile


Living in Bristol



Bristol is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 27,705 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Bristol is the 28th largest community in Tennessee.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.46% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

In terms of college education, Bristol is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.72% of adults in Bristol have a college degree.

The per capita income in Bristol in 2022 was $31,202, 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 $124,808 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, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Bristol is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.