Demographics of Bristol town, Rhode Island

Bristol town, Rhode Island had 21,970 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −505 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bristol town, in four figures

21,970
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 22,220 ±24.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −505 people.; 43.0 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $97,764 ±$8,188
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bristol town, Rhode Island's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bristol town, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bristol town, Rhode Island's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bristol town, 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	22,475	100.0	100.0
2021	22,379	99.6	100.2
2022	22,124	98.4	100.7
2023	22,096	98.3	101.6
2024	22,022	98.0	102.5
2025	21,970	97.8	103.1

Population of Bristol town, Rhode Island on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	22,475	—
2021	22,379	−96
2022	22,124	−255
2023	22,096	−28
2024	22,022	−74
2025	21,970	−52

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.0 ±2.2: for men 42.4 ±2.1 and for women 43.5 ±3.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bristol town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under 5	554 ±164	2.5% ±0.7	4.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,321 ±385	10.4% ±1.7	14.0% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,902 ±398	17.6% ±1.8	10.0% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,769 ±462	21.5% ±2.1	26.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,586 ±547	25.1% ±2.5	25.9% ±0.3	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,088 ±451	22.9% ±2.0	18.7% ±0.3	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $97,764 ±$8,188, and income per person $52,739 ±$3,255, 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 town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Under $25,000	1,029 ±261	11.8% ±3.0	14.8% ±0.6	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,048 ±287	12.0% ±3.3	14.1% ±0.5	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,039 ±267	11.9% ±3.0	14.5% ±0.5	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,406 ±268	16.1% ±3.0	12.5% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,566 ±315	17.9% ±3.6	19.1% ±0.6	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	716 ±188	8.2% ±2.1	11.1% ±0.4	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,927 ±321	22.1% ±3.6	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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Rhode Island	United States
All ages	1,252 ±393	6.5% ±2.1	11.2% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	43 to 279	1.6% to 9.9%	13.7% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	678 ±277	6.7% ±2.7	10.2% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	413 ±195	6.6% ±3.1	11.3% ±0.5	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bristol town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bristol town	Rhode Island	United States
Housing units	9,510 ±324	485,932 ±179	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.8% ±4.2	90.9% ±0.4	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.2% ±2.9	9.1% ±0.4	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.1% ±4.1	63.6% ±0.6	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.9% ±4.7	36.4% ±0.6	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$485,000 ±$24,967	$404,200 ±$4,032	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,579 ±$118	$1,342 ±$19	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±4	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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Hispanic or Latino	806 ±229	3.6% ±1.0	17.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	19,984 ±380	89.9% ±1.7	68.0% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	267 ±104	1.2% ±0.5	4.9% ±0.2	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	300 ±111	1.4% ±0.5	3.5% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	3 to 21	< 0.1% to 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	0 to 46	0% to 0.2%	0.8% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	825 ±223	3.7% ±1.0	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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Rhode Island	United States
Born in the state	9,397 ±924	42.3% ±4.2	53.6% ±0.5	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,506 ±880	47.3% ±4.0	28.4% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	94 to 492	0.4% to 2.2%	2.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,024 ±563	9.1% ±2.5	15.3% ±0.4	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,626 ±476	7.3% ±2.1	8.3% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	166 to 630	0.7% to 2.8%	7.0% ±0.3	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 town among the places and towns of Rhode Island

19th of 44 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Rhode Island page.

Places of Rhode Island near Bristol town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Newport city	24,874 ±26
Westerly town	23,333 ±47
Lincoln town	22,864 ±45
Central Falls city	22,701 ±43
Smithfield town	22,233 ±33
Bristol town	22,220 ±24
Westerly CDP	18,411 ±732
Portsmouth town	17,644 ±24
Barrington town	17,126 ±20
Middletown town	16,832 ±25
Burrillville town	16,427 ±21

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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 — incorporated places and New England towns 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