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Bristol city

16,316Population
-5.3 %Change since 2020
-8Net migration
3.8 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
16,316 (2024)
Change since 2020
-5.3 %
Net migration
-8 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.8 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
17,222 (2020)
Births
139 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.5
Deaths
343 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
21.0
Natural change, 2023
-204
International migration
2 (2023)
Domestic migration
-10 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-0.5
Postal code
VA
FIPS code
51520

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.87.9
PeriodValue
20253.8 %
20243.7 %
20233.4 %
20223.2 %
20214.6 %
20207.7 %
20193.6 %
20183.6 %
20174.3 %
20164.9 %
20155.3 %
20146.2 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202416.3K17.3K
PeriodValue
202416,316
202316,668
202216,884
202117,074
202017,303