2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Bristol, VA vs Faith, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Faith, is 156% more than it is in Bristol and is 39% above the National Average.
- Bristol unemployment rate is 6.0%.
- Faith unemployment rate is 4.7%.
 Bristol, VAFaith, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.0%4.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%2.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.7%41.7%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$27,869$43,159$37,638
 Household Income$43,879$112,500$69,021
 Family Median Income$64,804$150,833$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bristol, VAFaith, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.8%2.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.8%0.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.8%9.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.9%6.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.3%1.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.2%4.8%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K8.9%4.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.7%17.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.1%7.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.2%38.8%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.3%5.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bristol, VAFaith, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.9%14.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.2%4.5%6.5%
 Community, social services3.8%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.7%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.7%1.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.9%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%2.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%5.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.0%2.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.6%3.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%1.6%3.6%
 Personal care2.0%0.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%15.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair8.4%19.7%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving16.6%24.2%13.1%
Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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Reviews for Faith    1 Reviews

Mike · 

I’ve lived here in Faith for several years. It’s quite, friendly and old fashioned. Less than 1000 in population. Everyone knows pretty much everyone. If you’re a  More

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