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Bristol County, RI

Demographic and economic profile of Bristol County, RI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bristol County is a small, affluent coastal county of 50,568 residents, with a median household income of $114,490 and a poverty rate of just 6.8%, reflecting a relatively prosperous residential base. Just over half the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or higher (51.8%), unemployment sits at 3.1%, and median worker earnings are $54,019, pointing to a well-educated but moderately sized labor pool with a 63.2% participation rate. The county has grown 3.4% over five years, homeownership stands at 73.3%, and a median home value of $468,000 signals a high-cost housing market relative to its GDP per capita of $38,610.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

50,568

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$114,490

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.4% since 2018

Bristol County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone45,210 (89.5%)
  • Asian Alone1,308 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,288 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,253 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone831 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone572 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European3,785
  2. 2.Spanish1,089
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)280
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island222
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)186

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,181

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,610

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$58,817

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,796
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,176
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)2,578
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,542
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing2,289

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations14,178
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,841
  3. 3.Service Occupations4,237
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,434
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,387

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.36×)8,234
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.25×)2,172
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.09×)1,336
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.08×)2,455
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.01×)2,613

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$468,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,348/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9994,300 (29.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9992,802 (19.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,648 (18.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9991,808 (12.5%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,999782 (5.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999576 (4.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

51.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$54,019

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone18,083 (70.8%)
  • Worked At Home3,981 (15.6%)
  • Carpooled1,540 (6.0%)
  • Walked977 (3.8%)
  • Public Transit439 (1.7%)
  • Bicycle285 (1.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.