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Bryson City, NC vs Bristol, VA

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- Bristol is 0% more densely populated than Bryson City.
- People are 5.6% less likely to be married in Bristol.
- The Median Age is 2.9 years older in Bristol.
 Bryson City, NCBristol, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,996329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.438.4
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 Population - 20101,427  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,367285,036,114
 Population - 19901,145  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-0.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now26.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,317.193.4
 Land Area2.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Bryson City, NCBristol, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.4%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Bryson City, NCBristol, VAUnited States
 White68.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.0%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Bryson City, NCBristol, VAUnited States
 Married Population48.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.4%50.2%
 Never Married25.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.4%10.8%
 Widowed11.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.282.60
 Households664  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households264  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Bryson City    2 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Bryson Citys landscape is beautiful. Lush green with streams and a few waterfalls thrown in. Temperature is mild with summers in the upper 80s and low 90s but humidity  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I started taking vacations to Bryson City a few years ago. We now make a couple stops per year there and have met some interesting folks. There are many  More

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Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

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

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Over 7 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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