Brighton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 41,881 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Brighton is the 21st largest community in Colorado. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Brighton, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Brighton, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Brighton’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Brighton does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $86,975.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.22% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

In Brighton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.34 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The citizens of Brighton are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.01% of adults in Brighton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Brighton in 2022 was $37,177, 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 $148,708 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 38.64% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Brighton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Brighton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.