18 Hartford Business Journal • January 15, 2018 • www.HartfordBusiness.com
Government
Total revenue (2015) $207,756,973
Per capita tax $2,223
Total expenditures $191,703,769
Total indebtedness $64,164,390
as % of expenditures 33.5%
Annual debt service $8,959,455
Moody's Bond Rating Aa2
Actual Mill Rate 34.61
Net Grand List $3,837,148,042
Housing stock
Existing units 26,953
% single unit 56%
New permits (2015) 30
as % of existing units 0.1%
Demolitions 22
Residential sales (2013) 498
Median price $194,600
Top 5 grand list
Company Amount
ESPN $222.4M
CT Light and Power Inc. $57.1M
Covanta $45.2M
Bristol Center LLC $32.7M
Federal Realty Investment Trust
$22.1M
Town Profile
Bristol
Town Hall address:
111 North Main St.
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 584-7612
News Around Town
■ ■ In December, the top executive at
Bristol's largest employer, ESPN President
John Skipper, resigned suddenly after
revealing a substance abuse addiction.
■ ■ In July, Bristol Hospital announced
plans to convert a 6,150-square-foot space
inside its campus at 41 Brewster Road into
a new inpatient senior behavioral health
unit to treat patients with acute psychiatric
and behavioral disorders.
■ ■ Bristol lags well behind the state
average in college graduates. About 25
percent of Bristol adult residents have a
degree vs. 38 percent statewide.
General
Land area (sq. miles) 26 sq. mi.
Households 24,921
Median household income $61,478
Poverty Rate 10.4%
Crime Rate (per 100,000
residents)
2,497
Population
2000 60,062
Projected 2020 59,535
Median age 42
Largest age demographic 45-64 (29%)
Educational attainment (2012)
Persons age 25 or older % of population
High school graduate 35%
Associate's Degree 8%
Bachelor's or more 25%
Labor Force (Residence)
Employed 30,790
Unemployed 2,164
Unemployment Rate 6.6%
Place of work
# of units 1,270
Total Employment 22,307
Economics
Business profile
Sector Units
Employ-
ment
Construction 132 645
Manufacturing 135 3,023
Retail Trade 172 2,853
Information 17 4,376
Health Care and Social Assistance 130 4,109
Total Government 25 2,087
Major Employers
• ESPN
• City of Bristol & BOE
• Bristol Hospital
Source: Connecticut Economic Resource Center
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