Cities / Colorado / Brighton

Brighton, CO

40,569 people

Right Now

Air Quality (OZONE, Denver-Boulder)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 13.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

DEN

12 mi — Denver International Airport

Population & People

Population

40,569

Median age

—

Median household income

—

Poverty rate

—

Unemployment rate

—

Bachelor's degree+

—

Avg. commute

—

Hispanic or Latino

—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

—

Median gross rent

—

Homeownership rate

—

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,429

HUD Fair Market Rent (Colorado statewide average across 64 areas — not specific to Brighton), 2026. Efficiency $1083, 1BR $1161, 2BR $1429, 3BR $1861, 4BR $2178. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Colorado gasoline midgrade

$4.52

Colorado commercial electricity

12.47¢/kWh

Colorado industrial electricity

9.07¢/kWh

Colorado residential electricity

15.85¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

584323.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

458147.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Colorado

853.19

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Source: FRED, Colorado-specific series.

Nearby Airports

DEN

Denver International Airport

12 mi away

COS

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

82 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Colorado energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Colorado economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).