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Bristol, VA |
Population (year
2000): 17,367,
Est. population
in July 2002:
17,118 (-1.4%
change)
Males: 7,825
(45.1%),
Females: 9,542
(54.9%)
Elevation: 1700
feet
County: Bristol
(city)
Land area: 12.9
square miles
Zip codes:
24201,
24202.
Median resident
age: 41.3 years
Median household
income: $27,389
(year 2000)
Median house
value: $71,400
(year 2000)
Ancestries:
United States
(18.1%), Irish
(11.1%), English
(10.2%), German
(10.0%),
Scotch-Irish
(3.4%), Dutch
(1.8%).
For population
25 years and
over in Bristol
-
High school
or higher:
72.4%
-
Bachelor's
degree or
higher:
17.0%
-
Graduate or
professional
degree: 4.5%
-
Unemployed:
6.5%
-
Mean travel
time to
work: 18.0
minutes
For population
15 years and
over in Bristol
city
-
Never
married:
19.0%
-
Now married:
54.1%
-
Separated:
2.8%
-
Widowed:
12.2%
-
Divorced:
11.9%
1.4% Foreign
born
Industries
providing
employment:
Manufacturing
(23.8%),
Educational, health
and social
services
(17.6%), Retail
trade (15.2%).
Crime
in
Bristol
(2002):
- 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
- 3 rapes (16.8 per 100,000)
- 9 robberies (50.3 per 100,000)
- 80 assaults (447.1 per 100,000)
- 69 burglaries (385.6 per 100,000)
- 565 larceny counts (3157.5 per 100,000)
- 34 auto thefts (190.0 per 100,000)
- City-data.com crime index = 288.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)
Hospitals/medical
centers
near
Bristol:
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-TRICITIES (about 4 miles; BRISTOL, TN)
- BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; BRISTOL, TN)
- JOHNSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; ABINGDON, VA)
Colleges/Universities
in
Bristol:
- VIRGINIA INTERMONT COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 499; Location: 1013 MOORE ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.vic.edu)
- GRAHAM BIBLE COLLEGE (Location: PO BOX 1630; Private, not-for-profit)
- VIRGINIA ACADEMY OF HAIRSTYLING (Location: 623 SYCAMORE ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities
with
over
2000
students
nearest
to
Bristol:
- NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
- EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
- APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
- SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 73 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 81 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
Public
high
schools
in
Bristol:
- VIRGINIA HIGH (Students: 701; Location: 1200 LONG CRESCENT DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- JOHN S. BATTLE HIGH (Students: 560; Location: 21264 BATTLE HILL DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public
primary/middle
schools
in
Bristol:
- HIGH POINT ELEM. (Students: 550; Location: 14091 SINKING CREEK RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- VIRGINIA MIDDLE (Students: 549; Location: 501 PIEDMONT AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WALLACE MIDDLE (Students: 444; Location: 13077 WALLACE PIKE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- VALLEY INSTITUTE ELEM. (Students: 394; Location: 4350 GATE CITY HWY; Grades: PK - 05)
- JOSEPH VAN PELT ELEM. (Students: 383; Location: 200 SPRING HILL TERRACE; Grades: PK - 05)
- STONEWALL JACKSON ELEM. (Students: 294; Location: 2045 EUCLID AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- WASHINGTON LEE ELEM. (Students: 231; Location: WASHINGTON LEE DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- HIGHLAND VIEW ELEM. (Students: 198; Location: 1405 EADS ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- DAY TREATMENT PROGRAM (Location: 300 MOORE ST.; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private
primary/middle
schools
in
Bristol:
- ST ANNES SCHOOL (Students: 251; Location: 300 EUCLID AVE; Grades: PK - 6)
- SULLINS ACADEMY (Students: 161; Location: 2000 BLEVINS BLVD; Grades: PK - 8)
- MORRISON SCHOOL (Students: 26; Location: 139 TERRACE DR.; Grades: UG - UG)
Library
in
Bristol:
- BRISTOL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $983,555; Location: 701 GOODE STREET; 116,510 books; 3,288 audio materials; 3,688 video materials; 312 serial subscriptions)
Bristol
compared
to
Virginia
state
average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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