Bristol County, Rhode Island Demographics

Bristol County is 1st in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Female residents

Bristol County is 1st in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Bristol County is 1st in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Race - White

Bristol County is 1st in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Bristol County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Foreign born residents

Bristol County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Home median value

Bristol County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Income per household

Bristol County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Bristol County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Bristol County is 3rd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Home ownership rate

Size Demographics
	Bristol County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Current population (2012)	49,144	5th	1,050,292	313,914,040
Size in square miles	24.2	5th	1,033.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,064	1st	1,018.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Bristol County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Residents younger than 5	4.1%	4th	5.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	19.9%	2nd	20.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.9%	2nd	15.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Bristol County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	87.3%	4th	84.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	41.7%	3rd	30.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Bristol County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Race - White	95.8%	1st	85.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.9%	5th	7.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	5th	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.6%	5th	3.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	5th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	5th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	5th	13.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	93.9%	1st	75.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Bristol County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Female residents	52.0%	1st	51.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.6%	2nd	12.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Bristol County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Housing units	20,892	5th	464,728	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	29.2%	3rd	40.6%	25.9%
Households	19,289	5th	410,475	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	72.3%	3rd	62.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$357,500	2nd	$270,600	$186,200
People per household	2.5	3rd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	27	5th	731	829,658

Income Demographics
	Bristol County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Income per capita	$36,382	3rd	$29,685	$27,915
Income per household	$70,553	2nd	$55,975	$52,762
Income below poverty line	7.1%	5th	12.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Bristol County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,208	5th	28,181	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	13,446	5th	406,222	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	4,937	5th	96,822	27,092,908
Retail sales	$295,711	5th	$12,286,485	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$5,917	5th	$11,646	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$68,287	5th	$2,148,674	$613,795,732