Bristol, VT (Vermont) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,770 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 3,770 (67 farm, 3,703 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,546 (1,460 occupied: 1,003 owner occupied, 457 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	29%

Housing density: 37 houses/condos per square mile

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Median contract rent in 2007: $621 (lower quartile is $550, upper quartile is $763)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $582

Median gross rent in Bristol, VT in 2007: $745

Housing units in Bristol with a mortgage: 477 (22 second mortgage, 94 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 192

Bristol,VT index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $201,959 (it was $109,000 in 2000)

Bristol:	$201,959
Vermont:	$205,400

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $146,577 - $294,550

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $214,241
Here: $214,241
State: $261,622

Townhouses or other attached units: $497,587
Here: $497,587
State: $260,121

In 2-unit structures: $289,678
Here: $289,678
State: $262,527

Mobile homes: $42,552
Here: $42,552
State: $47,932

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,768

In family households: 3,196 (797 male householders, 210 female householders)
833 spouses, 1,169 children (1,024 natural, 43 adopted, 102 stepchildren), 28 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 10 other relatives, 121 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 572 (199 male householders (135 living alone)), 247 female householders (196 living alone)), 126 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 20 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 396 2-persons, 245 3-persons, 248 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 331 1-person, 101 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

747 married couples with children.
237 single-parent households (76 men, 161 women).

97.9% of residents of Bristol speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 47 (1.2%)
(61.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bristol, Vermont:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 16 4 rooms: 105 5 rooms: 180 6 rooms: 214 7 rooms: 174 8 rooms: 157 9 or more rooms: 146

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bristol, Vermont:
	1 room: 18 2 rooms: 27 3 rooms: 100 4 rooms: 135 5 rooms: 71 6 rooms: 62 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 23

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 38
1995 to 1998: 72
1990 to 1994: 98
1980 to 1989: 188
1970 to 1979: 275
1960 to 1969: 194
1950 to 1959: 40
1940 to 1949: 77
1939 or earlier: 564

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bristol:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 227 3 bedrooms: 520 4 bedrooms: 183 5 or more bedrooms: 57

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bristol:
	no bedroom: 24 1 bedroom: 126 2 bedrooms: 180 3 bedrooms: 79 4 bedrooms: 33 5 or more bedrooms: 15

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: 22 1 vehicle: 295 2 vehicles: 480 3 vehicles: 152 4 vehicles: 54 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Bristol in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 29 1 vehicle: 215 2 vehicles: 182 3 vehicles: 22 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 9

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 11
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 18
$60,000 to $69,999: 25
$70,000 to $79,999: 34
$80,000 to $89,999: 87
$90,000 to $99,999: 77
$100,000 to $124,999: 168
$125,000 to $149,999: 130
$150,000 to $174,999: 85
$175,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 to $249,999: 18
$250,000 to $299,999: 11
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Bristol rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bristol:

Less than $100: 4 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 4
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 7
$300 to $349: 13
$350 to $399: 13
$400 to $449: 14
$450 to $499: 19
$500 to $549: 27
$550 to $599: 72
$600 to $649: 60
$650 to $699: 46
$700 to $749: 28
$750 to $799: 17
$800 to $899: 19
$900 to $999: 12
$1,000 to $1,249: 37
$1,250 to $1,499: 11
$1,500 to $1,999: 6
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 31

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 29 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 4 1975 to 1979: 5 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 4

Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.0%
Number of people working at home: 109 (5.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 117
5 to 9 minutes: 197
10 to 14 minutes: 164
15 to 19 minutes: 196
20 to 24 minutes: 332
25 to 29 minutes: 91
30 to 34 minutes: 203
35 to 39 minutes: 101
40 to 44 minutes: 142
45 to 59 minutes: 215
60 to 89 minutes: 94
90 or more minutes: 27

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,498 (75%)
Carpooled: 268 (13%)
Ferryboat: 10 (1%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 80 (4%)
Other means: 17 (1%)
Worked at home: 109 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 111
$10,000 to $14,999: 80
$15,000 to $19,999: 87
$20,000 to $24,999: 73
$25,000 to $29,999: 114
$30,000 to $34,999: 91
$35,000 to $39,999: 92
$40,000 to $44,999: 103
$45,000 to $49,999: 127
$50,000 to $59,999: 196
$60,000 to $74,999: 131
$75,000 to $99,999: 146
$100,000 to $124,999: 39
$125,000 to $149,999: 22
$150,000 to $199,999: 19
$200,000 or more: 22

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 626

United States or American: 581

English: 368

French Canadian: 358

Irish: 223

German: 162

Other groups: 158

Italian: 142

European: 71

Scottish: 53

Swedish: 43

Polish: 40

Scotch-Irish: 39

Dutch: 38

Norwegian: 16

Russian: 12

Welsh: 12

Greek: 11

Slovak: 11

Danish: 11

Portuguese: 11

British: 7

Finnish: 7

Eastern European: 6

Ukrainian: 6

Arab:: 5

Lebanese: 5

Lithuanian: 5

Romanian: 5

Canadian: 3

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

Korea (19%)
Vietnam (19%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (13%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Germany (11%)
Japan (11%)
Other Western Europe (9%)

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

This state: 2732
Northeast: 712
Midwest: 86
South: 122
West: 61

59% of Bristol residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Vermont.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 37
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 71
9th grade: 25
10th grade: 44
11th grade: 50
12th grade, no diploma: 45
High school graduate (or equivalency): 479
Less than 1 year of college: 49
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 84
Associate degree: 45
Bachelor's degree: 171
Master's degree: 74
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 3

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 46
9th grade: 39
10th grade: 30
11th grade: 30
12th grade, no diploma: 35
High school graduate (or equivalency): 510
Less than 1 year of college: 64
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 152
Associate degree: 85
Bachelor's degree: 144
Master's degree: 87
Professional school degree: 27
Doctorate degree: 14

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $53,276
Black householders: $22,923
Some other race householders: $23,372
Two or more races householders: $58,465
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,337

Bristol household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bristol household income for Two or more races householders

Bristol marital status for males

Bristol marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $206,508
Some other race householders: $253,979
Hispanic or Latino householders: $198,565

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 968
One, attached: 11
Two: 166
3 or 4: 70
5 to 9: 82
10 to 19: 19
50 or more: 5
Mobile homes: 225

Median worth of mobile homes: $49,480

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bristol:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (79%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Wood (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (60%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%) Wood (5%) Electricity (4%) Utility gas (2%) Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	1.1%
Vermont:	7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13

Here:	4.9%
Vermont:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Here:	17.2%
Vermont:	37.7%

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)

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

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