Bristol, Pennsylvania demographics

Bristol, PA demographics: median age 38.9; 20.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Bristol borough, Pennsylvania · Incorporated borough · GEOID 4208760. The survey estimates a population of 9,902 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Bristol is 38.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 4,018 households (±262). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.9 ±2.1	40.9 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,902
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Under 18	2,026 ±376	20.5% ±3.8 pp	20.4%	22.0%
18–34	2,187 ±364	22.1% ±3.7 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	3,806 ±423	38.4% ±4.3 pp	38.1%	38.0%
65 and older	1,883 ±297	19.0% ±3.0 pp	19.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,902
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Male	4,650 ±312	47.0% ±3.1 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	5,252 ±313	53.0% ±3.2 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,902
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White alone	7,554 ±629	76.3% ±6.3 pp	74.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	398 ±266 · low precision	4.0% ±2.7 pp · low precision	10.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	31 ±33 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	131 ±95 · low precision	1.3% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.8%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	661 ±280	6.7% ±2.8 pp	3.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,127 ±480	11.4% ±4.8 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,902
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,244 ±441	83.3% ±4.4 pp	91.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,658 ±439	16.7% ±4.4 pp	8.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,018
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,838 ±218	45.7% ±4.5 pp	46.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	237 ±128 · low precision	5.9% ±3.2 pp · low precision	4.7%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	592 ±161	14.7% ±3.9 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	997 ±220	24.8% ±5.2 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	354 ±136	8.8% ±3.3 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,018
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,255 ±202	31.2% ±4.6 pp	27.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,763 ±326	68.8% ±6.8 pp	73.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,018
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	997 ±220	24.8% ±5.2 pp	30.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,360 ±245	33.8% ±5.7 pp	34.7%	33.8%
Three-person households	797 ±205	19.8% ±4.9 pp	14.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	482 ±140	12.0% ±3.4 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	186 ±121 · low precision	4.6% ±3.0 pp · low precision	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	174 ±86	4.3% ±2.1 pp	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	22 ±32 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,902
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Native	9,312 ±304	94.0% ±3.1 pp	92.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	590 ±301 · low precision	6.0% ±3.0 pp · low precision	7.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,232
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
English only	7,953 ±450	86.1% ±4.4 pp	87.6%	77.7%
Spanish	854 ±341	9.3% ±3.7 pp	5.6%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	43 ±37 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	97 ±101 · low precision	1.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	119 ±103 · low precision	1.3% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	79 ±78 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Vietnamese	30 ±47 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	57 ±64 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 7,033
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	774 ±215	11.0% ±3.0 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,743 ±357	39.0% ±4.8 pp	32.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,478 ±279	21.0% ±3.9 pp	15.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	569 ±193	8.1% ±2.7 pp	8.9%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,001 ±222	14.2% ±3.1 pp	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	468 ±190	6.7% ±2.7 pp	14.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 9,874
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Same house	9,093 ±280	92.1% ±2.8 pp	89.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	555 ±241	5.6% ±2.4 pp	5.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	155 ±88 · low precision	1.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	71 ±79 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.0% of Bristol residents (±2.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.6% in Pennsylvania and 8.4% nationally. 94.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bristol	Pennsylvania	U.S.	Compared with Pennsylvania
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.0% ±2.7 pp	5.6%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.6% ±1.2 pp	89.7%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.0% ±1.4 pp	6.1%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Bristol . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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