Bristol city, VA Population

Overview

16,996

Total Population

43.4

Median age

52.61%

Female population %

90.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

62.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

438

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Bristol city's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bristol city is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bristol city's population under 18 was 19.92%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bristol city's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.11% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bristol city, 16.24% were under the age of 15, 17.89% aged 15 to 29, 43.76% aged 30 to 64, 19.06% aged 65 to 84, and 3.05% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 886 more females than males in Bristol city:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.61% females and 47.39% males in Bristol city, VA.
The Bristol city, VA gender ratio is 90.1:100 i.e. 90.1 men to 100 women (0.901).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 601.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 654.

Bristol city's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bristol city population: 88.35% are White, 5.98% are Black or African American, 0.26% are Asian, 0.01% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.12% are some other race and 5.28% are multiracial.
Bristol city's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 438 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 16,558 (97.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bristol city is White with a population of 15,016 (88.35% of the total population).

Bristol city's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 17,769 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Bristol city's population increased by 487 (2.82%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bristol city's population decreased by 474 (2.67%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bristol city's population was lowest in year 2018 at 16,835.