Bristol is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 27,530 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Bristol is the 28th largest community in Tennessee.

In terms of college education, Bristol is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.53% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bristol in 2018 was $28,163, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,652 for a family of four. However, Bristol contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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, Scots-Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Bristol is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.