CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brighton

Colorado · 14,200 residents · 21.4 sq mi

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With 14,200 people, Brighton is a city in Colorado. The population has fallen 32% since 2000. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $71,600. Households earn $27,126 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,200

−32%vs 2000

vs 20,905 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.0

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 31.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

21.4 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202442K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,084)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(1,120)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(1,196)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(1,125)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(821)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(2,488)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(2,259)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(1,515)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.8%(961)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(821)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(582)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(228)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,126

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,779 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,112

−32%vs 2000

vs $17,927 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.1%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$71,600

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $143,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$422

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $699 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.2%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.3% in 2000

33.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic58.2%(12,175)

Black0.9%(180)

Hispanic / Latino38.2%(7,990)

Asian1.1%(222)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.9%(11,767)

Black1.4%(203)

Hispanic / Latino34.5%(4,899)

Asian0.9%(126)

Other14.8%(2,104)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican29.7%(12,476)

Central American1.7%(716)

Puerto Rican1.3%(555)

Spaniard1.2%(499)

Salvadoran1.1%(468)

South American0.5%(208)

Colombian0.4%(184)

Guatemalan0.3%(122)

Honduran0.2%(89)

Nicaraguan0.1%(37)

Chilean0%(12)

Peruvian0%(12)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Cuban0%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.7%(274)

Hmong0.3%(138)

Filipino0.3%(134)

Chinese0.2%(96)

Japanese0.2%(70)

Burmese0.1%(52)

Korean0.1%(38)

Cambodian0%(14)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(84)

Samoan0%(16)

Tongan0%(10)

Ancestry

German19.4%(8,178)

English7.2%(3,015)

Irish7%(2,948)

Italian4.9%(2,080)

American3.9%(1,645)

French2.4%(1,008)

Polish1.8%(758)

Norwegian1.7%(701)

Scottish1.5%(642)

Dutch1.4%(577)

Swedish1.1%(476)

Subsaharan African0.8%(320)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.7%(299)

Russian0.7%(291)

Danish0.6%(247)

French Canadian0.6%(239)

Greek0.5%(213)

Welsh0.5%(208)

Swiss0.3%(120)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(113)

Belgian0.2%(105)

British0.2%(101)

Arab0.2%(75)

Lithuanian0.2%(66)

Czech0.2%(64)

Ethiopian0.1%(56)

Nigerian0.1%(55)

Iraqi0.1%(52)

Canadian0.1%(43)

West Indian0.1%(27)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(27)

Bulgarian0.1%(26)

Brazilian0.1%(23)

Slovene0%(21)

Cape Verdean0%(16)

Slovak0%(15)

Croatian0%(13)

Austrian0%(12)

Romanian0%(10)

Lebanese0%(6)

Australian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.0%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.5%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.0%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 18.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35%(5,670)

Married54.3%(8,802)

Widowed1.7%(281)

Divorced8.9%(1,446)

Women 15+

Never married25.7%(4,217)

Married54.8%(8,978)

Widowed7.5%(1,225)

Divorced12%(1,974)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.1%

−11.4 ptssince 2013

from 21.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.1%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 58.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

11.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.0%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.2%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 68.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)40.2%(845)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.4%(492)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29%(610)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,104 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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