Demographics of Bristol County, Rhode Island

Bristol County, Rhode Island had 50,001 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −780 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

50,001
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −780 people.; 44.2 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $114,490 ±$5,860
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, Rhode Island's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bristol County, Rhode Island'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, Rhode Island's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bristol County, Rhode Island'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	50,781	100.0	100.0
2021	50,785	100.0	100.2
2022	50,372	99.2	100.7
2023	50,342	99.1	101.6
2024	50,148	98.8	102.5
2025	50,001	98.5	103.1

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Population of Bristol County, Rhode Island on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	50,781	−8	−42	0	+21
2021	50,785	+4	−273	+5	+223
2022	50,372	−413	−188	+18	−232
2023	50,342	−30	−185	+11	+158
2024	50,148	−194	−212	+67	−42
2025	50,001	−147	−206	+36	+21

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.2 ±0.5: for men 43.0 ±0.7 and for women 45.5 ±0.5. 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	Rhode Island	United States
Under 5	1,808 ±101	3.6% ±0.2	4.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,165 ±448	14.2% ±0.9	14.0% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,653 ±427	11.2% ±0.8	10.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,111 ±546	22.0% ±1.1	26.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	14,079 ±595	27.9% ±1.2	25.9% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,674 ±592	21.1% ±1.2	18.7% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $114,490 ±$5,860, and income per person $61,409 ±$2,319, in 2024 dollars. The median is $87,796 ±$1,209 in Rhode Island 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	Rhode Island	United States
Under $25,000	2,177 ±369	10.8% ±1.8	14.8% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,162 ±365	10.8% ±1.8	14.1% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,030 ±327	10.1% ±1.6	14.5% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,673 ±384	13.3% ±1.9	12.5% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,856 ±451	19.2% ±2.2	19.1% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,382 ±323	11.8% ±1.6	11.1% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,824 ±424	24.0% ±2.1	13.8% ±0.4	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	Rhode Island	United States
All ages	3,075 ±571	6.5% ±1.2	11.2% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	357 ±167	4.0% ±1.9	13.7% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,357 ±358	5.5% ±1.4	10.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,361 ±362	9.9% ±2.6	11.3% ±0.5	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bristol County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bristol County	Rhode Island	United States
Housing units	21,615 ±68	485,932 ±179	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.0% ±1.5	90.9% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.0% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.8% ±2.4	63.6% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.2% ±2.6	36.4% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$513,800 ±$22,475	$404,200 ±$4,032	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,528 ±$93	$1,342 ±$19	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±2	1962 ±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	Rhode Island	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,108 ±0	4.2% ±<0.1	17.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	44,588 ±240	88.3% ±0.5	68.0% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	501 ±122	1.0% ±0.2	4.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,308 ±141	2.6% ±0.3	3.5% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 21	< 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	22 to 194	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.8% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,857 ±290	3.7% ±0.6	4.9% ±0.2	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	Rhode Island	United States
Born in the state	21,353 ±1,245	42.3% ±2.5	53.6% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	23,426 ±1,110	46.4% ±2.2	28.4% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	820 ±283	1.6% ±0.6	2.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,891 ±694	9.7% ±1.4	15.3% ±0.4	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,688 ±641	7.3% ±1.3	8.3% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,203 ±337	2.4% ±0.7	7.0% ±0.3	6.8% ±<0.1

Bristol County among the counties of Rhode Island

5th of 5 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Rhode Island page.

Counties of Rhode Island near Bristol County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Providence County	678,179	+2.8%
Kent County	173,495	+1.8%
Washington County	129,795	< +0.1%
Newport County	83,051	−2.9%
Bristol County	50,001	−1.5%

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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