Demographics of Bristol County, Massachusetts

Bristol County, Massachusetts had 593,640 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +16,917 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 County, in four figures

593,640
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.9%
Change since July 2020: +16,917 people.; 40.9 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $85,625 ±$1,601
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 County, Massachusetts's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bristol County, Massachusetts'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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bristol County, Massachusetts's population grew 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bristol County, Massachusetts'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	576,723	100.0	100.0
2021	579,699	100.5	100.2
2022	581,598	100.8	100.7
2023	586,182	101.6	101.6
2024	590,865	102.5	102.5
2025	593,640	102.9	103.1

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Population of Bristol County, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	576,723	−2,572	−495	+20	−1,807
2021	579,699	+2,976	−760	+723	+2,775
2022	581,598	+1,899	−489	+3,486	−715
2023	586,182	+4,584	−303	+3,843	+1,179
2024	590,865	+4,683	−238	+4,371	+634
2025	593,640	+2,775	−142	+1,983	+906

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.9 ±0.2: for men 39.6 ±0.2 and for women 42.2 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bristol County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	29,356 ±37	5.0% ±<0.1	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	90,133 ±1,693	15.5% ±0.3	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	50,258 ±1,246	8.6% ±0.2	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	150,692 ±1,675	25.9% ±0.3	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	158,363 ±1,892	27.2% ±0.3	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	103,468 ±2,060	17.8% ±0.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $85,625 ±$1,601, and income per person $44,757 ±$681, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bristol County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	36,461 ±1,541	15.6% ±0.7	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	36,386 ±1,557	15.6% ±0.7	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	32,583 ±1,750	13.9% ±0.7	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	26,837 ±1,339	11.5% ±0.6	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	43,080 ±1,757	18.4% ±0.7	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	25,941 ±1,407	11.1% ±0.6	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	32,537 ±1,338	13.9% ±0.6	22.3% ±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 County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	64,441 ±2,926	11.3% ±0.5	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	17,379 ±1,406	14.7% ±1.2	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	31,578 ±1,818	10.2% ±0.6	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	15,484 ±947	10.9% ±0.7	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bristol County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bristol County	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	245,025 ±209	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.4% ±0.4	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.6% ±0.4	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.3% ±0.7	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.7% ±0.8	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$451,200 ±$3,411	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,245 ±$19	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±2	1964 ±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 County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	59,389 ±0	10.2% ±<0.1	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	438,495 ±2,335	75.3% ±0.4	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	23,490 ±1,141	4.0% ±0.2	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	14,126 ±597	2.4% ±0.1	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	423 ±179	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 66	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	10,162 ±1,509	1.7% ±0.3	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	36,154 ±2,289	6.2% ±0.4	5.1% ±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 County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	380,147 ±3,457	65.3% ±0.6	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	106,509 ±2,482	18.3% ±0.4	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16,276 ±1,485	2.8% ±0.3	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	79,338 ±2,740	13.6% ±0.5	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	46,797 ±1,903	8.0% ±0.3	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	32,541 ±1,917	5.6% ±0.3	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bristol County among the counties of Massachusetts

6th of 14 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Counties of Massachusetts near Bristol County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Middlesex County	1,669,979	+2.8%
Worcester County	888,502	+3.7%
Essex County	826,653	+2.3%
Suffolk County	791,891	+0.1%
Norfolk County	739,749	+2.2%
Bristol County	593,640	+2.9%
Plymouth County	546,829	+3.5%
Hampden County	464,338	+0.1%
Barnstable County	233,539	+2.4%
Hampshire County	164,065	+10.4%
Berkshire County	128,224	−1.2%

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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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026