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County:

Bristol city

State:

Virginia

FIPS Code:

51520

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

35

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

19,659

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

19,042

-3.1%

-2.9%

-0.2%

1990:

18,426

-3.2%

-2.1%

-1.1%

2000:

17,367

-5.7%

-2.7%

-3.1%

2005:

17,335

-0.2%

2.3%

-2.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

15,964

91.9%

0-to-19:

3,952

22.8%

Black:

952

5.5%

20-to-39:

4,413

25.4%

Hispanic:

169

1.0%

40-to-59:

4,511

26.0%

American Indian:

41

0.2%

60-plus:

4,491

25.9%

Other:

241

1.4%

Median Age:

41.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1,497.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

72.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.0%

Median Family Income:

$34,266

Families Below Poverty Line:

13.2%

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