Bristol is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 1,787 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bristol is the 257th largest community in Indiana.When you are in Bristol, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 47.73% of Bristol’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Bristol is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bristol who work in sales jobs (15.48%), office and administrative support (8.23%), and management occupations (5.74%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bristol has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bristol has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bristol than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bristol may be for you.The education level of Bristol citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.79% of adults 25 and older in Bristol have a college degree. The per capita income in Bristol in 2022 was $29,811, which is middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $119,244 for a family of four. However, Bristol contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bristol is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 19.28% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bristol include Irish, German, Polish, English, and French. The most common language spoken in Bristol is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
