Demographics of Bristol city, Virginia

Bristol city, Virginia had 16,418 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −903 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bristol city, in four figures

16,418
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −5.2%
Change since July 2020: −903 people.; 43.4 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,404 ±$3,694
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bristol city, Virginia's population shrank 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bristol city, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Bristol city, Virginia's population shrank 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bristol city, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	17,321	100.0	100.0
2021	17,098	98.7	100.2
2022	16,906	97.6	100.7
2023	16,709	96.5	101.6
2024	16,454	95.0	102.5
2025	16,418	94.8	103.1

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Population of Bristol city, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	17,321	+79	−8	0	+94
2021	17,098	−223	−165	0	−74
2022	16,906	−192	−192	−6	+18
2023	16,709	−197	−189	+7	−10
2024	16,454	−255	−166	+53	−143
2025	16,418	−36	−179	+31	+112

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.4 ±0.7: for men 41.0 ±1.3 and for women 46.7 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bristol city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	796 ±74	4.7% ±0.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,509 ±289	14.9% ±1.7	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,288 ±327	7.6% ±1.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,085 ±339	24.2% ±2.0	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,185 ±321	24.8% ±1.9	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,986 ±392	23.7% ±2.3	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,404 ±$3,694, and income per person $31,284 ±$2,427, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bristol city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	1,778 ±315	24.6% ±4.2	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,791 ±327	24.8% ±4.4	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,179 ±287	16.3% ±3.9	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	783 ±223	10.8% ±3.1	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	921 ±233	12.7% ±3.2	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	600 ±242	8.3% ±3.3	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	174 ±78	2.4% ±1.1	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bristol city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	2,971 ±559	18.0% ±3.4	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	526 ±194	16.0% ±5.6	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,894 ±410	22.6% ±4.6	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	551 ±202	11.3% ±4.0	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bristol city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bristol city	Virginia	United States
Housing units	8,641 ±43	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.6% ±3.4	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.4% ±3.4	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.6% ±4.5	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.4% ±4.7	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$184,100 ±$11,292	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$801 ±$73	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bristol city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	465 ±0	2.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,230 ±330	84.5% ±2.0	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	969 ±270	5.8% ±1.6	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 166	0% to 1.0%	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	46 to 552	0.3% to 3.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	797 ±303	4.7% ±1.8	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bristol city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	6,932 ±519	41.1% ±3.1	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,488 ±588	56.3% ±3.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 101	0% to 0.6%	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	160 to 598	0.9% to 3.5%	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	72 to 270	0.4% to 1.6%	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 430	0% to 2.6%	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Bristol city among the counties of Virginia

92nd of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Bristol city in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Radford city	17,243	+7.0%
Appomattox County	17,172	+6.3%
Buckingham County	17,137	+1.8%
Giles County	16,564	−1.3%
Manassas Park city	16,560	−3.5%
Bristol city	16,418	−5.2%
Williamsburg city	15,861	+2.6%
Nottoway County	15,796	+1.0%
Floyd County	15,789	+2.1%
Brunswick County	15,727	−0.6%
Clarke County	15,609	+5.3%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 7 Counties in Virginia by poverty rate
No. 50 Counties in Virginia by median age
No. 75 Counties in Virginia by per capita income
No. 82 Counties in Virginia by median rent
No. 86 Counties in Virginia by homeownership rate
No. 91 Counties in Virginia by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026