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Brighton, CO

40,569 Population
21.3 square miles 1,906.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.5 ±1.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 37 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Colorado: 37.3 ±0.1

Economics

$37,177 ±$3,230 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: $52,098 ±$359
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Colorado: $47,346 ±$253
$86,975 ±$4,249 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: $96,920 ±$813
  • about the same as the amount in Colorado: $87,598 ±$508

9.1% ±2.4% (3,592  ±955) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 8.2% 239,230 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • a little less than the rate in Colorado: 9.6% 540,105 (±0.2% / ±10,645)

31.1 minutes ±1.7 (578,600  ±42,266) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 27.5 36,265,956 (±0.1 / ±262,407)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Colorado: 25.6 64,239,000 (±0.1 / ±353,869)

Families

13,221 ±546 Number of households
  • the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 1,180,016 ±2,444
  • Colorado: 2,278,044 ±4,293
3 ±0.1 (39,376  ±199) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 2.5 2,924,378 (±0 / ±280)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Colorado: 2.5 5,648,410

5% ±1.8% (465  ±168) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 4.8% 35,914 (±0.2% / ±1,792)
  • a little higher than the rate in Colorado: 4.9% 68,145 (±0.2% / ±2,392)

Housing

13,546 ±519 Number of housing units
  • the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 1,245,265 ±581
  • Colorado: 2,500,095 ±660

$429,600 ±$11,437 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: $518,900 ±$2,605
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Colorado: $465,900 ±$1,132

13.2% ±2.4% (5,316  ±,979.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 16.7% 490,024 (±0.3% / ±9,546.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Colorado: 17.1% 978,700 (±0.2% / ±12,701.5)

Social

85.2% ±4.3% (22,511  ±1,261.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 92.1% 1,909,228 (±0.5% / ±9,771.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Colorado: 92.5% 3,685,676 (±0.4% / ±13,889.5)
22% ±2.4% (5,814  ±,661.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 47.2% 978,983 (±0.3% / ±6,069.2)
  • about half the rate in Colorado: 43.7% 1,741,689 (±0.2% / ±8,758.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.3% ±1.3% (3,351  ±522) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 12% 353,864
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Colorado: 9.5% 547,602

6.8% ±1.3% (1,995  ±380) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metro Area: 6.6% 152,933 (±0.1% / ±3,047)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Colorado: 8% 357,465 (±0.1% / ±4,722)
1,995 Total veterans ±380 1,700 Male ±306 295 Female ±135

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