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." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

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

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Brighton. 57.38% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

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.