Moving to Bristol, Maine
Population: 2,644. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,802 (+6.0% change)
Males: 1,307 (49.4%), Females: 1,337 (50.6%)
Lincoln County
Demographics
Median resident age: 46.9 years
Median household income: $38,400
Median house value: $128,800
Population by Race
Races in Bristol:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Ancestries: English (27.8%), Irish (16.1%), German (11.1%), United States (9.2%), Scottish (8.6%), French (7.3%).
Elevation: 73 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bristol
- High school or higher: 89.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.6%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bristol town
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 61.9%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 10.4%
2.3% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 0.9% Asia).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bristol:
- MILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; DAMARISCOTTA, ME)
- ST ANDREWS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME)
- MID COAST HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bristol:
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 30 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 60 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)
- BANGOR INTL (about 76 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bristol:
- WISCASSET (about 14 miles; WISCASSET, ME; Abbreviation: IWI)
- MERRYMEETING FIELD (about 27 miles; BOWDOINHAM, ME; Abbreviation: 08B)
- AUGUSTA (about 28 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Abbreviation: M00)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bristol:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 32 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 58 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 65 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 74 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 75 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 94 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 116 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle school in Bristol:
- BRISTOL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL (Students: 252; Location: 2153 BRISTOL ROAD; Grades: KG – 08)