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Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.



Brighton Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Brighton Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

2,177

Age

Under 5 Years:
8.0%
5 - 17:
20.8%
18 - 24:
5.9%
25 - 34:
12.6%
35 - 54:
27.0%
55 - 64:
9.7%
Over 65 Years:
15.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
1.6%
1.6%
91.6%
91.6%
16.6%
16.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Brighton
USA
$30,330
$30,330
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Brighton
USA
$71,786
$71,786
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

15.6%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Construction
Administration
Education
Transportation
Arts
Other
Finance
Accommodation
Public Service
Professional, scientific, and technical services
15.8%
15.8%
13.7%
13.7%
10.2%
10.2%
8.2%
8.2%
7.3%
7.3%
6.7%
6.7%
5.9%
5.9%
5.4%
5.4%
5.1%
5.1%
5.1%
5.1%
4.7%
4.7%
2.3%
2.3%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
American Indian and Alaska Native
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
Asian
94.3%
94.3%
3.2%
3.2%
1.6%
1.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
English
Italian
French
Hungarian
Scottish
British
European
Swedish
Scandinavian
Portuguese
Norwegian
Welsh
Swiss
Polish
Dutch
Macedonian
Croatian
Scots-Irish
36.8%
36.8%
22.8%
22.8%
11.7%
11.7%
3.8%
3.8%
3.2%
3.2%
2.0%
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.3%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Italian
Polish
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
Chinese
Other Indo-European
100.0%
100.0%
2.8%
2.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Brighton Residents

0.8%


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