Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, 20 miles (32 km) southwest-west of Hartford. The city is also 120 miles southwest from Boston, and approximately 100 miles northeast of New York City. The city is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 61,844.
Bristol is the location of the general studios of ESPN, the location of Lake Compounce, the United States's oldest continuously operating theme park, and is facing approval in 2024 to become home to one of the largest biomedical waste incineration operations in the United States.
Bristol was known as a clock-making city in the 19th century, and is the location of American Clock &...
| Ethnicity | Bristol | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 72.9% | 60.1% |
| African American | 5.4% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 3.4% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 16.5% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Bristol | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 4.2% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 3.2% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 9.1% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 6.7% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 11.6% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 18.7% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 15% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 18.5% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 7.5% | 7.1% |
| Education | Bristol | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 4% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 6% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 33% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 20% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 11% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 17% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 7% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 1% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1.0% |