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. Brighton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. 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%). 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. One downside of living in Brighton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.34 minutes every day commuting to work. 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.
