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 population of Bristol overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Bristol, 21.16% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Bristol in 2022 was $32,167, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,668 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 Asian. Bristol also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.81% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bristol include German, Irish, English, Polish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Bristol is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
