2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Bristol, TN vs Jim Thorpe, PA

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Highlights
- Household income in Jim Thorpe, is 25% more than it is in Bristol and is 26% below the National Average.
- Bristol unemployment rate is 5.4%.
- Jim Thorpe unemployment rate is 7.9%.
 Bristol, TNJim Thorpe, PAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.4%7.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.3%0.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.8%24.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.3%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%4.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$28,163$30,218$37,638
 Household Income$43,638$54,633$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,850$65,647$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bristol, TNJim Thorpe, PAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K14.6%12.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.6%2.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.1%7.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.7%9.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.0%15.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%5.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.6%13.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.9%14.2%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.9%10.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.0%9.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.3%0.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bristol, TNJim Thorpe, PAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.4%12.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science2.9%4.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%4.2%1.8%
 Legal1.9%0.6%1.2%
 Education, library6.9%9.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.1%1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.3%5.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.4%9.5%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.0%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.9%3.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%1.1%3.6%
 Personal care1.0%1.9%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.5%15.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.9%5.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.4%23.7%13.1%
Reviews for Bristol    5 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I moved to the area from FL, along with many others who are moving to the area from places like TX and the Midwest. Do not be mislead by the reviews. Bristol is very  More

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Update from 2006 - Current is October 2019 - I was born and raised in the Bristol, VA-TN area. Although the crime rate is low compared to many places - the jobs are very  More

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Struggled with keeping a decent job in Brisol. If a medical professional - only a one horse town with no  More

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