Latest news about poverty in Bristol, CT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
9.4% of Bristol, CT residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 4.7% less than the poverty level of 9.8% across the entire state of Connecticut. 6.7% of high school graduates and 16.9% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 16.5% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 88.7%. For comparison, it was 23.4% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Bristol, CT
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Bristol:
9.4%
Whole state:
9.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Bristol:
4.5%
Whole state:
5.0%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Bristol:
16.5%
Connecticut:
18.2%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 14.5% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Bristol:
27.5%
Connecticut:
23.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
88.7%
Residents above poverty level:
23.4%
Poverty by age in Bristol, CT
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Bristol,CT (percentage below poverty level)
18.1%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
8.7%6 to 11 years
12.2%12 to 14 years
24.2%15 years
14.7%16 and 17 years
6.9%18 to 24 years
4.7%25 to 34 years
8.5%35 to 44 years
5.7%45 to 54 years
5.1%55 to 64 years
5.8%65 to 74 years
5.6%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Bristol,CT (percentage below poverty level)
13.9%Under 5 years
28.4%5 years
14.3%6 to 11 years
10.1%12 to 14 years
5.8%15 years
11.7%16 and 17 years
19.0%18 to 24 years
9.3%25 to 34 years
8.8%35 to 44 years
6.1%45 to 54 years
10.5%55 to 64 years
5.8%65 to 74 years
12.7%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Bristol,CT (% below half of poverty level)
5.7%Under 6 years
5.8%6 to 11 years
9.2%12 to 17 years
5.5%18 to 24 years
3.4%25 to 34 years
4.6%35 to 44 years
4.3%45 to 54 years
3.6%55 to 64 years
2.5%65 to 74 years
2.3%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Bristol, CT
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bristol, CT (%)
6.4%White
10.3%Black
0.0%American Indian
4.4%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
20.3%Other race
12.7%2+ races
18.1%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Bristol, CT (absolute numbers)
2,396White
472Black
0American Indian
92Asian
0Native Hawaiian
942Other race
1,2772+ races
2,322Hispanic
9.3%Below poverty level
90.7%Above poverty level
5.6%Below poverty level
94.4%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Bristol, CT
Children below poverty level:
Bristol, Connecticut:
12.4%
State:
12.1%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Bristol:
6.7%
Connecticut:
7.2%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Bristol:
16.9%
Connecticut:
23.9%
29.4%Married-couple family
4.8%Male, no wife present
65.8%Female, no husband present
8.6%Worked full-time, year-round
34.9%Worked part-time
56.5%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
18.4%One full-time, other didn't work
37.7%Both worked part-time
13.8%One part-time, other didn't work
30.1%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
2.0%1990 to 1994
9.3%1980 to 1989
11.3%1970 to 1979
20.9%1960 to 1969
29.2%1950 to 1959
6.4%1940 to 1949
20.9%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.8%1999 to 2000
3.4%1995 to 1998
3.6%1990 to 1994
17.8%1980 to 1989
12.3%1970 to 1979
16.8%1960 to 1969
18.9%1950 to 1959
11.3%1940 to 1949
15.1%1939 or earlier
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