Bristol is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 61,330 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Bristol is the 14th largest community in Connecticut.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bristol is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bristol is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bristol who work in office and administrative support (13.04%), sales jobs (9.28%), and management occupations (8.19%). Also of interest is that Bristol has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.79% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The education level of Bristol citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.60% of adults in Bristol have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bristol in 2022 was $40,984, which is low income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $163,936 for a family of four. However, Bristol contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bristol is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bristol home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bristol residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bristol also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.27% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bristol include Italian, Irish, French, Polish, and German. The most common language spoken in Bristol is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
