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Colonial Heights, VA vs Bristol, TN

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- Household income in Bristol, is 33% less than it is in Colonial Heights and is 58% below the National Average.
- Colonial Heights unemployment rate is 6.2%.
- Bristol unemployment rate is 5.4%.
 Colonial Heights, VABristol, TNUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.4%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,081  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$43,638$69,021
 Family Median Income$81,731  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Colonial Heights, VABristol, TNUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.6%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.9%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Colonial Heights, VABristol, TNUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock2.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library9.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.8%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock1.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.1%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.4%13.1%
Reviews for Colonial Heights    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

If you are new to this area you may want to pick another school. The faculty and staff are very CLICKY at this school. You have to "be in the in crowd", in order to  More

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Over 16 years ago

I think small southern cities are a bit more nosy and stuffy than other parts of the  More

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Over 17 years ago

I am considering re-locating to Virginia. The only city my family and I actually visited was Roanoke. We liked it very much, but I need to know if the Richmond area has  More

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Reviews for Bristol    5 Reviews

Over 2 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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