Bristol is a medium-sized city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 16,975 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Bristol is the 54th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Bristol is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bristol is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bristol who work in sales jobs (12.91%), office and administrative support (10.42%), and food service (9.14%). Also of interest is that Bristol has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.21% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The population of Bristol overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Bristol, 22.81% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bristol in 2022 was $30,419, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,676 for a family of four. However, Bristol contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bristol is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bristol home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bristol residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bristol include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Bristol is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
