Bristol, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 9,669 (All urban)

Bristol, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,207 (4,004 occupied: 2,287 owner occupied, 1,717 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	29%

Housing density: 2551 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $165,004.

Median contract rent in 2007: $696 (lower quartile is $565, upper quartile is $805)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $656

Median gross rent in Bristol, PA in 2007: $780

Housing units in Bristol with a mortgage: 1,297 (115 second mortgage, 144 home equity loan, 35 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 791

Bristol,PA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $183,888 (it was $91,100 in 2000)

Bristol:	$183,888
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $150,969 - $231,237

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $274,765
Here: $274,765
State: $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $189,892
Here: $189,892
State: $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $175,675
Here: $175,675
State: $153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $296,235
Here: $296,235
State: $204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $206,343
Here: $206,343
State: $211,072

Mobile homes: $21,711
Here: $21,711
State: $35,442

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,893

In family households: 8,142 (1,651 male householders, 832 female householders)
1,538 spouses, 3,254 children (2,944 natural, 83 adopted, 227 stepchildren), 276 grandchildren, 107 brothers or sisters, 88 parents, 175 other relatives, 221 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,751 (636 male householders (513 living alone)), 878 female householders (796 living alone)), 237 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 9 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 883 2-persons, 647 3-persons, 540 4-persons, 263 5-persons, 72 6-persons, 78 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,309 1-person, 186 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

1,281 married couples with children.
817 single-parent households (165 men, 652 women).

86.9% of residents of Bristol speak English at home.
8.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 24% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 326 (3.3%)
(42.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bristol, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 50 4 rooms: 135 5 rooms: 406 6 rooms: 725 7 rooms: 409 8 rooms: 313 9 or more rooms: 249

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bristol, Pennsylvania:
	1 room: 25 2 rooms: 220 3 rooms: 474 4 rooms: 454 5 rooms: 148 6 rooms: 132 7 rooms: 168 8 rooms: 63 9 or more rooms: 33

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 51
1990 to 1994: 41
1980 to 1989: 105
1970 to 1979: 267
1960 to 1969: 259
1950 to 1959: 449
1940 to 1949: 589
1939 or earlier: 2,446

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bristol:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 46 2 bedrooms: 443 3 bedrooms: 1,237 4 bedrooms: 411 5 or more bedrooms: 137

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bristol:
	no bedroom: 53 1 bedroom: 724 2 bedrooms: 523 3 bedrooms: 327 4 bedrooms: 62 5 or more bedrooms: 28

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bristol in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 189 1 vehicle: 821 2 vehicles: 911 3 vehicles: 280 4 vehicles: 80 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Bristol in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 402 1 vehicle: 916 2 vehicles: 327 3 vehicles: 60 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 5

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Bristol, PA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 12
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 7
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 60
$60,000 to $69,999: 108
$70,000 to $79,999: 291
$80,000 to $89,999: 547
$90,000 to $99,999: 424
$100,000 to $124,999: 209
$125,000 to $149,999: 199
$150,000 to $174,999: 105
$175,000 to $199,999: 24
$200,000 to $249,999: 32
$250,000 to $299,999: 14
$300,000 to $399,999: 26
$400,000 to $499,999: 10
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Bristol rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bristol:

Less than $100: 22 people
$100 to $149: 12
$150 to $199: 16
$200 to $249: 44
$250 to $299: 34
$300 to $349: 32
$350 to $399: 37
$400 to $449: 56
$450 to $499: 56
$500 to $549: 100
$550 to $599: 122
$600 to $649: 114
$650 to $699: 170
$700 to $749: 186
$750 to $799: 164
$800 to $899: 173
$900 to $999: 141
$1,000 to $1,249: 99
$1,250 to $1,499: 15
$1,500 to $1,999: 11
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 73

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 52 1990 to 1994: 25 1985 to 1989: 90 1980 to 1984: 77 1975 to 1979: 18 1970 to 1974: 13 1970 to 1974: 11 1965 to 1969: 40

Bristol, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.4%
Number of people working at home: 66 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 221
5 to 9 minutes: 662
10 to 14 minutes: 766
15 to 19 minutes: 719
20 to 24 minutes: 568
25 to 29 minutes: 298
30 to 34 minutes: 476
35 to 39 minutes: 72
40 to 44 minutes: 85
45 to 59 minutes: 381
60 to 89 minutes: 130
90 or more minutes: 60

Bristol mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,469 (77%)
Carpooled: 502 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 34 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
Railroad: 76 (2%)
Motorcycle: 20 (0%)
Bicycle: 13 (0%)
Walked: 301 (7%)
Other means: 16 (0%)
Worked at home: 66 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 447
$10,000 to $14,999: 260
$15,000 to $19,999: 335
$20,000 to $24,999: 285
$25,000 to $29,999: 382
$30,000 to $34,999: 273
$35,000 to $39,999: 202
$40,000 to $44,999: 283
$45,000 to $49,999: 156
$50,000 to $59,999: 470
$60,000 to $74,999: 334
$75,000 to $99,999: 315
$100,000 to $124,999: 170
$125,000 to $149,999: 79
$150,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 2249

Irish: 1821

Other groups: 1702

German: 1035

Polish: 450

English: 307

United States or American: 263

French (except Basque): 153

Scotch-Irish: 85

Scottish: 66

Subsaharan African:: 58

Turkish: 54

African: 52

Pennsylvania German: 46

Slovak: 40

Russian: 39

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 37

Dutch: 37

Czech: 33

British: 29

Lithuanian: 28

Welsh: 23

Greek: 22

Ukrainian: 22

Palestinian: 20

Portuguese: 20

Arab:: 20

Swedish: 14

Slavic: 13

Hungarian: 12

British West Indian: 11

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 11

West Indian: 11

Armenian: 8

Croatian: 8

French Canadian: 7

Northern European: 7

Czechoslovakian: 7

Slovene: 6

Nigerian: 6

Norwegian: 5

Austrian: 4

U.S. Virgin Islander: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (23%)
Argentina (14%)
Turkey (8%)
Other Western Africa (6%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Ecuador (6%)
Poland (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7513
Northeast: 1020
Midwest: 91
South: 442
West: 90

69% of Bristol residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 27
5th and 6th grade: 52
7th and 8th grade: 69
9th grade: 119
10th grade: 137
11th grade: 160
12th grade, no diploma: 196
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,160
Less than 1 year of college: 191
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 340
Associate degree: 162
Bachelor's degree: 231
Master's degree: 111
Professional school degree: 20
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 38
Nursery to 4th grade: 45
5th and 6th grade: 37
7th and 8th grade: 205
9th grade: 121
10th grade: 214
11th grade: 137
12th grade, no diploma: 157
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,571
Less than 1 year of college: 201
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 313
Associate degree: 172
Bachelor's degree: 230
Master's degree: 75
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 12.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 30.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 12.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,830
Black householders: $29,914
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $16,524
Asian householders: $53,554
Some other race householders: $53,113
Two or more races householders: $53,328
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $38,432

Bristol household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bristol household income for Black householders

Bristol household income for Asian householders

Bristol household income for Some other race householders

Bristol household income for Two or more races householders

Bristol household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bristol marital status for males

Bristol marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $183,686
Black or African American householders: $168,345
Asian householders: $277,547
Some other race householders: $173,997
Two or more races householders: $262,408
Hispanic or Latino householders: $177,025

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 861
One, attached: 1,876
Two: 478
3 or 4: 350
5 to 9: 232
10 to 19: 103
20 to 49: 32
50 or more: 223
Mobile homes: 52

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,684

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bristol:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%) Utility gas (40%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (43%) Utility gas (40%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 219

Here:	17.6%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 54

Here:	10.5%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 123

Here:	31.5%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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