Overview
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Total Population
50.9
Median age
56.03%
Female population %
78.5:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
65-69 years
Largest age group
76.2
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
11
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Bristol's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Bristol is 50.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Bristol's population under 18 was 16.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Bristol's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 33.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Bristol, 9.57% were under the age of 15, 20.21% aged 15 to 29, 36.52% aged 30 to 64, 31.56% aged 65 to 84, and 2.13% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 34 more females than males in Bristol:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.03% females and 43.97% males in Bristol, SD.
- The Bristol, SD gender ratio is 78.5:100 i.e. 78.5 men to 100 women (0.785).
- For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 21.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 80-84 years with a population of 26.
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Race / Ethnicity
Bristol's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Bristol population: 94.33% are White, 1.42% are Black or African American and 4.26% are multiracial.
- Bristol's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 271 (96.10% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Bristol is White with a population of 266 (94.33% of the total population).
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Year by year
Bristol's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 375 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Bristol's population decreased by 35 (9.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Bristol's population decreased by 54 (15.88%), 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's population was lowest in year 2022 at 283.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)