Brighton is a medium-sized city located in the state of Colorado. With a population of 41,881 people and 13 associated neighborhoods, Brighton is the 21st largest community in Colorado. Brighton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Brighton, where the median household income is $86,975.00.

A relatively large number of people in Brighton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.22% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Brighton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Brighton, the average commute to work is 31.34 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

The citizens of Brighton are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.01% of adults in Brighton having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Brighton in 2018 was $37,177, which is middle income relative to Colorado, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,708 for a family of four. However, Brighton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Brighton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Brighton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brighton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Brighton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 38.64% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Brighton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Brighton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Miao/Hmong.