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. 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 $86,975.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Brighton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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 office and administrative support (11.93%), management occupations (10.20%), and sales jobs (10.00%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.22% 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. 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 education level of Brighton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.01% of adults in Brighton have at least a bachelor's 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.
