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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bristol is $21,559, which is lower than the state average of $28,912 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Bristol median household income is $41,446, which has grown by 17.15% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 32.44% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Bristol residents spend 21.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1181

Bristol, PA	21,559 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bristol, PA	32,555 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bristol, PA	36,523 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bristol, PA	26,639 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1178

Bristol, PA	41,446 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bristol, PA	53,824 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1061

Bristol, PA	17.15%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bristol, PA		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.46%	$5,733, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.00%	$16,754, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.24%	$3,090, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.49%	$14,805, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bristol, PA	56,169 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bristol, PA	66,832 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bristol, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$42,619, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Black	$34,805, see rank	$32,606	$35,600
Hispanic	$32,273, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
One Race, Other	$31,932, see rank	$30,604	$40,300
Two or More Races	$24,875, see rank	$37,642	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bristol, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$37,802, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,083, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,171, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$24,672, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bristol, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,680, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	3,689, 48.03%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,330, 63.16%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,330, 63.16%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,038, 87.47%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	292, 12.53%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,359, 36.84%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	3,991, 51.97%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,315, 58.01%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,315, 58.01%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,179, 94.13%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	136, 5.87%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,676, 41.99%, see rank	41.69%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bristol, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,152, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,462, 83.38%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	354, 8.53%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	138, 3.32%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	118, 2.84%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	24, 0.58%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	56, 1.35%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bristol, PA	21.2 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bristol, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,217	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	2,038, 48.33%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	417, 20.46%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	293, 14.38%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	462, 22.67%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 0.69%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	174, 8.54%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	553, 27.13%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	2,179, 51.67%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	895, 41.07%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	372, 17.07%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	703, 32.26%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	203, 9.32%, see rank	5.82%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bristol, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,217, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	21, 0.50%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	212, 5.03%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	520, 12.33%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	126, 2.99%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	615, 14.58%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	212, 5.03%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	57, 1.35%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	259, 6.14%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	450, 10.67%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,090, 25.85%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	360, 8.54%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	73, 1.73%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	222, 5.26%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bristol, PA	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,501	15.56%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	265	11.76%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.