What is the population of Brighton, Colorado?

The population of Brighton, Colorado is 36,892.

What is the median household income in Brighton, Colorado?

The median household income in Brighton, Colorado is $100,640, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Brighton, Colorado is $624,997, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Brighton, Colorado is 4.4%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income B

Education D

Metric	Brighton	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Population	36,892	5,847,426	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1678.1	56.2	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.61%	1.14%	0.57%
Median age	33.7	35.3	37.1
Households	11,884	2,319,504	128,459,983

Year	Brighton

Group	Share

Brighton has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Brighton	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$100,640	$93,055	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	6.78%	5.76%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.4%	5.2%

Metric	Brighton	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$624,997	$480,058	$242,182
Median rent	$1,727	$1,692	$1,342
Homeownership rate	72.6%	66.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Brighton	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	30.6	22.2	22.5
Work from home	10.4%	18.8%	13.4%

Brighton has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Brighton	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	40.2%	31.6%
Average household size	3.03	2.45	2.54

Brighton has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Brighton	Colorado Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	77.4	80.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	12.7%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	15.1%	16.1%	19.0%