Brighton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 42,477 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Brighton is the 21st largest community in Colorado. Much of the housing stock in Brighton was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Brighton economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Brighton, where the median household income is $100,134.00.Unlike some cities, Brighton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Brighton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Brighton is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brighton who work in management occupations (10.99%), office and administrative support (9.58%), and sales jobs (9.05%). Also of interest is that Brighton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.32% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Brighton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.90 minutes every day commuting to work. The population of Brighton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Brighton, 23.47% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Brighton in 2022 was $40,248, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,992 for a family of four. However, Brighton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Brighton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brighton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brighton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Brighton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 38.52% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Brighton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Brighton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.
