Population

62,341

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$277,800

Owner-occupied units

Bristol, CT

Connecticut · 41.682° N, 72.941° W · 26 sq mi

Bristol is a city in Connecticut, with a population of 62,341 and about 2,361 residents per square mile. The median household earns $79,076 a year, and the median home is worth $277,800.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

26 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,361

People per square mile

Rank by population

#692

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#518

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$79,076

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,338

Per month

Homeownership

64.9%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

23.7 min

One way

People

Median age

37.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

30.3%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

11.4%

Households

24,453

2.48 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 24.2^%

Manufacturing 12^%

Retail trade 11.2^%

Professional & business services 9.3^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Connecticut

Name

Steve Cohen

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$21.3B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Greenwich

Source of wealth

Hedge funds

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Connecticut · private sector

Employer

Hartford HealthCare

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Connecticut

Company

Cigna

Revenue

$247.1B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Bloomfield

Ticker

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Connecticut

State bird

American Robin

State flower

Mountain Laurel

State capital

Hartford

Nickname

The Constitution State

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