Moving to Bristol, Pennsylvania

Population: 9,923. Estimated population in July 2024: 9,810 (-1.1% change)
Males: 4,718 (47.5%), Females: 5,205 (52.5%)

Bucks County

Zip code: 19007

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $35,378
Median house value: $90,100

Population by Race

Races in Bristol:

  • White Non-Hispanic (78.0%)
  • Hispanic (11.5%)
  • Black (8.8%)
  • Other race (4.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (28.1%), Italian (26.9%), German (16.9%), English (6.7%), Polish (6.0%), United States (2.7%).

Elevation: 20 feet

Land area: 1.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bristol

  • High school or higher: 73.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bristol borough

  • Never married: 33.8%
  • Now married: 42.2%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 9.3%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

3.3% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.6% Europe, 0.4% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -498 (-4.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Bristol:

  • TEMPLE LOWER BUCKS HOSPITAL (501 BATH ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Bristol:

  • ZURBRUGG MEM HOSP – RANCOCAS VALLEY (about 6 miles; WILLINGBORO, NJ)
  • ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; LANGHORNE, PA)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-BURLINGTON COUNTY (about 9 miles; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bristol:

Other public-use airports nearest to Bristol:

  • TOTAL RF (about 7 miles; BENSALEM, PA; Abbreviation: 00A)
  • NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (about 11 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PNE)
  • SOUTH JERSEY REGIONAL (about 12 miles; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Abbreviation: VAY)

Amtrak station near Bristol:

  • 11 miles: TRENTON (72 S. CLINTON AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Bristol:

  • PENNCO TECH (Full-time enrollment: 325; Location: 3815 OTTER ST; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bristol:

  • THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE (about 10 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,277)
  • THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 12 miles; Ewing, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,176)
  • BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; NEWTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,840)
  • RIDER UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,201)
  • BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; PEMBERTON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,751)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ABINGTON (about 20 miles; ABINGTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,598)
  • LA SALLE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,176)

Schools

Public high school in Bristol:

  • BRISTOL HS (Students: 401; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Bristol:

  • ROOSEVELT MS (Students: 683; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SNYDER-GIROTTI EL SCH (Students: 668; Grades: PK – 06)
  • LAFAYETTE EL SCH (Students: 336; Grades: KG – 05)
  • BRISTOL MS (Students: 212; Grades: 07 – 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Bristol:

  • ST MARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 210; Location: 1024 RADCLIFFE STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • ST ANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 203; Location: 418 JEFFERSON AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • LOWER BUCKS CHILDRENS CENTER (Students: 60; Location: 501 BATH RD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • RADCLIFFE LEARNING CENTER (Students: 53; Location: 1101 RADCLIFFE ST; Grades: PK – KG)
  • KINDERCARE LEARNING CTR (Students: 15; Location: 525 NEW RODGERS RD; Grades: KG – KG)