Virginia · Census place 09816
Bristol city, VA
Quick answer
Bristol city has 17,024 residents, ranking #79 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $44,706, the median home is worth $168,700 and median gross rent runs $775 a month.
- Population
- 17,024Bristol city residents
- Median household income
- $44,706Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $168,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $775Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bristol city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bristol city median would spend about 20.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.3% of residents and 63.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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