Colorado · Census place 08675
Brighton, CO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Brighton, Colorado (Brighton, CO — Census place “Brighton city”) is 41,196 residents, ranking #22 of 482 places in Colorado. Median household income is $100,134, the median home is worth $475,100 and median gross rent runs $1,734 a month. Looking for the Brighton Colorado ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Brighton, CO: 80601.
- Population
- 41,196Brighton city residents
- Median household income
- $100,134Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $475,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,734Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71%Owner-occupied households
Brighton ZIP codes (Colorado)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Brighton.
The Brighton CO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Brighton city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Brighton city median would spend about 20.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.8% of residents and 71% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Brighton city, CO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Brighton city is a small city in Colorado, with 41,196 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #22 of 482 ranked by population — larger than 95% of them. The median age here is 34.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Brighton city earn a median of $100,134 a year, 27.5% above the national figure of $78,538 and 16% above the $86,484 median for the 223 Colorado cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 8.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Brighton city is valued at $475,100, 56.6% above the national figure and 5% above the $453,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,734 a month, 23.3% above the national figure, or roughly $20,808 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 71% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Colorado.
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- Windsor town 35,918
- Commerce City city 64,640
- Pueblo West CDP 34,992
- Grand Junction city 67,027
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Brighton city?
- Brighton city has 41,196 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #22 of 482 in Colorado.
- What is the median household income in Brighton city?
- Median household income in Brighton city is $100,134 a year, 27.5% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Brighton city?
- Median gross rent is $1,734 a month and the median home value is $475,100, so rent absorbs about 20.8% of median household income.
- Is Brighton city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Brighton city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Brighton city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.