How long do people stay in their homes in Bristol, VA?

25.0% (±4.7 points) of households in Bristol, VA moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

21.9% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on .

Moved in 2020 or later
25.0% (±4.7 points)
Since before 2000
21.9%

When households in Bristol moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved inBristolBristol cityVirginiaUnited States
2023 or later6.4% (±3.0 points)6.4%4.7%4.6%
2020 to 202218.6% (±3.6 points)18.6%21.0%20.2%
2010 to 201934.1% (±4.5 points)34.1%38.5%39.6%
2000 to 200919.0% (±3.9 points)19.0%16.6%16.4%
1990 to 199910.9% (±3.4 points)10.9%9.5%9.6%
1989 or earlier11.0% (±2.2 points)11.0%9.6%9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Bristol, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is not measurably different from Bristol city (25.0%).

It is not measurably different from Virginia (25.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Bristol

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Bristol
PlaceDistanceHouseholds that moved in since 2020Compared with this place
Bristol—25.0% (±4.7 points)—
Bristol5.2 mi22.2% (±2.9 points)Not measurably different
Walnut Hill6.9 mi15.8% (±6.9 points)Lower
Blountville11 mi18.7% (±10.2 points)Not measurably different
Abingdon12 mi29.3% (±5.5 points)Not measurably different
Bluff City13 mi27.6% (±10.9 points)Not measurably different
Hunter15 mi5.1% (±7.5 points)Lower
Nickelsville17 mi13.7% (±9.3 points)Lower
Biltmore18 mi20.0% (±11.6 points)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Walnut Hill, TN (15.8%), Hunter, TN (5.1%), Nickelsville, VA (13.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Bristol

How often do people move in Bristol?

25.0% of households in Bristol, VA moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Bristol have?

21.9% of households in Bristol have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Bristol city, Virginia (place:09816, in state:51).

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

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