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Bristol, South Dakota: commercial real estate data.
Bristol is a Census city of 275 people across 0.52 square miles of land, in Day County. Median household income is $56,250, 71.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bristol
What Bristol is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.52 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land527 plus or minus 123
- County holding the largest share of its areaDay County, 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
- Population275 plus or minus 64
- Median age57.3
- Population under 1830 plus or minus 20
- Share under 1810.9 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Population 65 and over101 plus or minus 41
- Share 65 and over36.7 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Households124 plus or minus 33
- Family households73 plus or minus 28
- Share of households that are families58.9 percent plus or minus 16.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bristol
Income and work in Bristol
- Median household income$56,250 plus or minus $25,289
- Per capita income$35,327
- Civilian labor force153 plus or minus 45
- Employed140 plus or minus 38
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate8.5 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Adults 25 and over226 plus or minus 50
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.7 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bristol
Housing in Bristol
- Housing units162 plus or minus 36
- Occupied units124 plus or minus 33
- Vacant units38 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate23.5 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Owner occupied89 plus or minus 27
- Renter occupied35 plus or minus 16
- Ownership rate71.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$76,400 plus or minus $17,685
- Median gross rent, monthly$729
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Single family units140 plus or minus 36
- Share single family86.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more21 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more13.0 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Mobile homes1 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1947
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 commute127 plus or minus 34
- Commuting under 15 minutes52 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.9 percent plus or minus 15.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more26 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.5 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Drove alone73.4 percent
- Carpooled12.9 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home8.6 percent plus or minus 8.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bristol
Flood risk in Bristol
- NFIP communityCity of Bristol
- NFIP community number460101
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Bristol participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 460101 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Day County, not Bristol
Day County context, not Bristol figures
- Establishments in Day County226
- Covered employment, Day County1,955
- Average annual pay, Day County$44,886
- Housing units permitted, Day County34
Every figure in this section is published for Day County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bristol.
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.
Coverage
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, South Dakota?
275, in 124 households. Bristol city covers 0.52 square miles of land, which is 527 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?
Day County, 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?
$56,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $76,400. Median gross rent is $729 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Bristol in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bristol appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bristol, city of, community 460101, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Day County 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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