Colorado · Census place 08675
Brighton city, CO
Quick answer
Brighton city has 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.
- 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
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
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