About Brighton

Brighton is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 35,588 people and just one neighborhood, Brighton is the 32nd largest community in New York.

Brighton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.86% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Brighton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Brighton who work in teaching (11.66%), sales jobs (11.16%), and management occupations (10.95%).

Also of interest is that Brighton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Brighton is also a town of artists. Brighton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Brighton's character.

Brighton, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the town.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Brighton is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Brighton spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.63 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

Brighton is a decent-sized town, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the town has no real transit system.

Brighton Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Brighton is a pretty powerful place. 57.38% of the adults in Brighton have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Brighton in 2000 was $32,642, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,568 for a family of four.

Brighton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Brighton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Brighton is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Brighton include German, Irish, Italian, English, Polish, and Russian.

Brighton also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.44%.

The most common language spoken in Brighton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.