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Friday, November 13, 2026

Brighton

Population
36,8342024
Household income
$85,4672024
Home value
$282,1002024
Work from home
21.6%2024
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from the original source shown for each indicator.Data from Polco
Community livability

How Brighton scores in ten areas of community life

Polco gives each area an index from the public data behind it, adjusted for the community's socioeconomic profile. Higher is stronger by Polco's measure. Where this page has the numbers behind an area, pick it to see them.

  2. Natural environment65
  5. Inclusivity and engagement54
  6. Utilities52
  10. Parks and recreation42
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from the original source shown for each indicator. The area indexes are for 2025.
Data index

What each number actually means.

Pick a number to see how Brighton compares with other communities, what Polco's model expected and what to keep in mind.

Where Brighton ranks on population
36,834 in 2024
Compared with communities of similar population sizeHigher · 98th percentile
Each dot is Brighton's percentile within that group, from Polco. Polco treats this measure as neither good nor bad, so further right only means higher.
Source: Polco GPAL, using data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. Polco’s name for this measure: “Total population”.

What it measures

2024 · Census ACS

How many people live in Brighton. The number comes from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, and college students who live there count as residents.

What Polco's model shows

Model estimate

Polco's model expected 36,652 for 2024; the measured figure was 36,834. Polco's GPAL model projects 37,015 for 2025.

Who it affects

More residents means more demand on housing, schools, roads and local services. Population also shapes how much state and federal money Brighton receives.

Keep in mind

Survey figures are estimates with a margin of error. Small changes from one year to the next may not be meaningful.

About this data

These figures come from Polco's GPAL data, which brings together public data on U.S. cities and counties from sources like the Census Bureau, the CDC, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI. Each number is for the year shown with it, and most public data runs one to two years behind. Dollar figures are not adjusted for inflation.

The comparisons are Polco's. Each one names the group of communities Brighton is compared with, and the percentile is Brighton's place within that group. Polco's model figures are estimates, not measurements.

Polco has 165 measures for Brighton. This page shows the 50 whose units and values could be checked, plus a few that Polco only has for Monroe County. Polco data release of Oct 26, 2026.

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