COMPARING TWO PLACES
Commerce City vs Brighton
PLACE A
Commerce City, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Brighton, Tennessee
Commerce City is 2402% larger than Brighton. Commerce City earns more, with a median household income $31,090 higher. Commerce City has grown faster since 2000 (36% vs 6%).
COMMERCE CITYBRIGHTONDIFFERENCE
Total population72,3452,892+2402% vs Brighton
Population density1,980953+1,028
Population growth35.9%5.6%+30.4 pts
Median age35.034.4+0.6
Male49.9%51.9%−1.9 pts
Female50.1%48.1%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born15.2%0.2%+15.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic40.7%75.2%−34.5 pts
Black3.8%17.5%−13.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino48.5%2.3%+46.2 pts
Asian2.4%0.0%+2.4 pts
Other4.6%4.9%−0.3 pts
Median household income$111,972$80,882+$31,090
Per capita income$42,906$36,021+$6,885
Poverty rate8.7%14.9%−6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3630.421−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%20.4%+5.4 pts
Graduate degree8.8%4.8%+4.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%7.7%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation74.1%69.6%+4.5 pts
Median home value$499,700$214,100+$285,600
Median gross rent$1,880$1,204+$676
Owner-occupied77.2%78.4%−1.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.3%4.3%−1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households56.8%27.7%+29.2 pts
Average commute29.732.3−2.6
Worked from home17.1%13.8%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Uninsured7.4%13.1%−5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025