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As of 2005-2009, the per capita income of Bristol is $30,899, which is higher than the state average of $28,638 and is higher than the national average of $27,041. Bristol median household income is $63,885, which has grown by 46.23% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 34.05% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Bristol residents spend 24.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.8 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.2 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, see rank

Bristol, RI	30,899 USD
Rhode Island	28,638 USD
U.S.	27,041 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bristol, RI	29,782 USD
Rhode Island	30,968 USD
U.S.	29,050 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bristol, RI	37,568 USD
Rhode Island	37,242 USD
U.S.	34,625 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bristol, RI	25,223 USD
Rhode Island	25,248 USD
U.S.	23,628 USD

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Bristol, RI	63,885 USD
Rhode Island	55,569 USD
U.S.	51,425 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bristol, RI	79,212 USD
Rhode Island	72,122 USD
U.S.	70,096 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

Bristol, RI	46.23%
Rhode Island	34.05%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bristol, RI		Rhode Island		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	33.28%	$14,469, see rank	27.69%	$13,258	24.85%	$14,905
Social Security Income	31.65%	$14,917, see rank	28.56%	$14,670	27.06%	$14,966
Public Assistance Income	1.34%	$1,316, see rank	2.68%	$4,110	2.39%	$3,363
Retirement Income	20.80%	$24,641, see rank	17.57%	$20,938	17.40%	$20,838

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bristol, RI	81,444 USD
Rhode Island	71,037 USD
U.S.	62,363 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bristol, RI	96,343 USD
Rhode Island	86,382 USD
U.S.	81,537 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bristol, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
White	$64,147, see rank	$59,144	$54,535
Black	$43,929, see rank	$38,395	$34,445
Hispanic	$58,750, see rank	$33,703	$40,946
Asian	$79,861, see rank	$53,610	$68,458
Two or More Races	$42,059, see rank	$36,986	$45,012

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bristol, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
less than 25	$11,122, see rank	$27,011	$26,365
25 to 44	$76,012, see rank	$62,534	$56,832
45 to 64	$80,769, see rank	$70,038	$63,121
65 or over	$40,185, see rank	$30,916	$32,753

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bristol, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	19,291, see rank	852,449	235,871,704
Male¹	9,225, 47.82%, see rank	47.78%	48.74%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,372, 69.07%, see rank	71.98%	71.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	107, 1.16%, see rank	0.73%	0.84%
Male, Civilian²	6,265, 67.91%, see rank	71.26%	70.44%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,858, 93.50%, see rank	92.53%	92.66%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	407, 6.50%, see rank	7.47%	7.34%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,853, 30.93%, see rank	28.02%	28.72%
Female¹	10,066, 52.18%, see rank	52.22%	51.26%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,186, 61.45%, see rank	61.49%	59.10%
Female, In Armed Forces²	25, 0.25%, see rank	0.15%	0.14%
Female, Civilian²	6,161, 61.21%, see rank	61.34%	58.96%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,895, 95.68%, see rank	93.33%	92.95%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	266, 4.32%, see rank	6.67%	7.05%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,880, 38.55%, see rank	38.51%	40.90%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bristol, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	11,658, 100%	508,019	138,541,405
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,326, 80.00%, see rank	80.73%	75.92%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,026, 8.80%, see rank	8.82%	10.52%
Public Transportation	209, 1.79%, see rank	2.69%	4.95%
Walked	430, 3.69%, see rank	3.09%	2.86%
Other Means	74, 0.63%, see rank	1.46%	1.72%
Worked at Home	593, 5.09%, see rank	3.20%	4.02%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bristol, RI	24.9 minutes
Rhode Island	22.8 minutes
U.S.	25.2 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bristol, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,753	523,367	141,303,145
Male¹	5,858, 49.84%, see rank	51.31%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,110, 36.02%, see rank	32.29%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	766, 13.08%, see rank	15.96%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	973, 16.61%, see rank	18.66%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	752, 12.84%, see rank	14.84%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,257, 21.46%, see rank	17.93%	18.26%
Female¹	5,895, 50.16%, see rank	48.69%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,228, 37.79%, see rank	39.52%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	1,458, 24.73%, see rank	20.42%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,929, 32.72%, see rank	32.81%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 0.19%, see rank	0.10%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	35, 0.59%, see rank	0.57%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	234, 3.97%, see rank	6.57%	6.09%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bristol, RI	Rhode Island	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,753, 100%	523,367	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	43, 0.37%, see rank	0.46%	1.82%
Construction	934, 7.95%, see rank	6.25%	7.45%
Manufacturing	1,247, 10.61%, see rank	12.19%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	329, 2.80%, see rank	2.67%	3.20%
Retail Trade	1,409, 11.99%, see rank	11.89%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	527, 4.48%, see rank	3.79%	5.08%
Information	135, 1.15%, see rank	1.92%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	767, 6.53%, see rank	7.59%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	858, 7.30%, see rank	9.14%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,212, 27.33%, see rank	25.62%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,057, 8.99%, see rank	9.87%	8.77%
Public Administration	546, 4.65%, see rank	4.14%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	689, 5.86%, see rank	4.45%	4.84%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bristol, RI	%	Rhode Island	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,633	7.87%, see rank	11.64%	13.47%
Family in Poverty	260	4.66%, see rank	8.14%	9.86%

*Based on 2005-2009 data. View historical poverty level data.