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Bristol, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Bristol is a Census city of 61,462 people across 26.40 square miles of land, in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. Median household income is $79,076, 64.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 77 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $29.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bristol
What Bristol is
- Census place typecity
- Land area26.4 sq mi
- Water area0.4 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,328
- County holding the largest share of its areaNaugatuck Valley Planning Region, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bristol
How many people live in Bristol
- Population61,462
- Median age37.9
- Population under 1812,362
- Share under 1820.1 percent
- Population 65 and over9,980
- Share 65 and over16.2 percent
- Households24,453
- Family households15,458
- Share of households that are families63.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bristol
Income and work in Bristol
- Median household income$79,076
- Per capita income$40,503
- Civilian labor force34,929
- Employed32,365
- Unemployed2,564 plus or minus 543
- Unemployment rate7.3 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over43,099
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bristol
Housing in Bristol
- Housing units26,369
- Occupied units24,453
- Vacant units1,916 plus or minus 409
- Vacancy rate7.3 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied15,879
- Renter occupied8,574
- Ownership rate64.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$277,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,338
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.3 percent
- Single family units15,889
- Share single family60.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10,238
- Share in buildings of two or more38.8 percent
- Mobile homes242 plus or minus 119
- Median year structure built1967
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bristol
How Bristol gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute28,097
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,255
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more8,926
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.8 percent
- Drove alone75.0 percent
- Carpooled10.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home11.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bristol
SBA loans in Bristol (7(a))
- Approvals77
- Gross approval$28,982,200
- Average approval$376,392
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,003,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported484
- Jobs per approval6.3
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Paid in full10
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.4 percent
- Share to franchises2.6 percent
- Distinct lenders19
- Distinct industries by NAICS42
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bristol, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Bristol
SBA loans in Bristol (504)
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$14,031,000
- Average approval$876,938
- Median approval$653,500
- Largest approval$3,452,000
- Jobs supported309
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bristol, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, not Bristol
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region context, not Bristol figures
- Establishments in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region9,114
- Covered employment, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region160,111
- Average annual pay, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region$71,603
- Housing units permitted, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region317
Every figure in this section is published for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Bristol.
All Naugatuck Valley Planning Region figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bristol questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bristol, Connecticut?
61,462, in 24,453 households. Bristol city covers 26.40 square miles of land, which is 2,328 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bristol in?
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bristol?
$79,076. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $277,800. Median gross rent is $1,338 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bristol businesses?
77 7(a) approvals totaling $29.0 m since FY2020, across 19 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 16 504 approvals worth $14.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bristol, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bristol borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bristol. Only 12 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Bristol figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Naugatuck Valley Planning Region as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bristol.
Is zoning published for Bristol?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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