Brighton, Colorado demographics

Brighton, CO demographics: median age 34.0; 23.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Brighton city, Colorado · Incorporated city · GEOID 0808675. The survey estimates a population of 42,059 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Brighton is 34.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 13,618 households (±643). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.0 ±1.4	37.7 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 42,059
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Under 18	11,674 ±991	27.8% ±2.4 pp	21.0%	22.0%
18–34	10,041 ±854	23.9% ±2.0 pp	24.8%	22.8%
35–64	16,116 ±1,008	38.3% ±2.4 pp	38.6%	38.0%
65 and older	4,228 ±561	10.1% ±1.3 pp	15.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 42,059
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Male	21,225 ±879	50.5% ±2.1 pp	50.7%	49.5%
Female	20,834 ±871	49.5% ±2.1 pp	49.3%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 42,059
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
White alone	24,955 ±1,329	59.3% ±3.1 pp	70.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,171 ±522	2.8% ±1.2 pp	4.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	644 ±303	1.5% ±0.7 pp	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	827 ±419 · low precision	2.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	69 ±72 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.2%
Some other race alone	5,406 ±1,092	12.9% ±2.6 pp	6.0%	7.1%
Two or more races	8,987 ±999	21.4% ±2.4 pp	14.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 42,059
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,828 ±1,265	61.4% ±3.0 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	16,231 ±1,276	38.6% ±3.0 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,618
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,666 ±477	56.3% ±2.3 pp	48.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	726 ±237	5.3% ±1.7 pp	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,575 ±330	11.6% ±2.4 pp	8.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,832 ±533	20.8% ±3.8 pp	28.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	819 ±288	6.0% ±2.1 pp	9.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,618
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,426 ±354	39.8% ±1.8 pp	28.4%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	8,192 ±721	60.2% ±4.5 pp	71.6%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,618
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,832 ±533	20.8% ±3.8 pp	28.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,932 ±534	28.9% ±3.7 pp	36.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,040 ±344	15.0% ±2.4 pp	14.8%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,736 ±430	20.1% ±3.0 pp	12.3%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,253 ±297	9.2% ±2.1 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	467 ±144	3.4% ±1.0 pp	2.0%	2.2%
Seven or more people	358 ±129	2.6% ±0.9 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 42,059
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Native	37,966 ±628	90.3% ±1.4 pp	90.2%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,093 ±580	9.7% ±1.4 pp	9.8%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 39,282
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
English only	30,879 ±968	78.6% ±2.3 pp	83.8%	77.7%
Spanish	7,520 ±859	19.1% ±2.2 pp	11.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	38 ±45 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	77 ±51 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	56 ±40 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	121 ±103 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.0%	2.0%
Korean	6 ±11 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	119 ±162 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	76 ±67 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	226 ±158 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.1%
Arabic	52 ±78 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	112 ±165 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 27,364
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,581 ±639	13.1% ±2.3 pp	7.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	8,698 ±869	31.8% ±3.0 pp	19.7%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	6,093 ±661	22.3% ±2.3 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,562 ±457	9.4% ±1.6 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,574 ±555	16.7% ±2.0 pp	28.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,856 ±338	6.8% ±1.2 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 41,575
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Colorado	U.S.
Same house	35,676 ±979	85.8% ±2.3 pp	84.1%	87.7%
Moved within same county	3,245 ±847	7.8% ±2.0 pp	6.7%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,409 ±374	3.4% ±0.9 pp	4.8%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,118 ±521	2.7% ±1.3 pp	3.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	127 ±126 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.1% of Brighton residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.7% in Colorado and 8.4% nationally. 94.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brighton	Colorado	U.S.	Compared with Colorado
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.1% ±1.7 pp	7.7%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.3% ±1.3 pp	93.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.9% ±1.3 pp	7.5%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Brighton . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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