Brighton vs Commerce City

A side-by-side comparison of Brighton and Commerce City: population, income, housing, and more.

Brighton and Commerce City are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Commerce City has the higher population (64,640 vs 41,196 in Brighton). Commerce City has the higher median household income ($106,756 vs $100,134 in Brighton). Brighton has the higher median home value ($475,100 vs $463,200 in Commerce City).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Commerce City
Population	41,196	64,640
Median age	34.4 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$100,134	$106,756
Median home value	$475,100	$463,200
Median gross rent	$1,734	$1,626
Housing units	13,819	22,165
Homeownership rate	71.0%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Commerce City
Population	39,836 → 41,196 (+3.4%)	56,448 → 64,640 (+14.5%)
Median household income	$75,355 → $100,134 (+32.9%)	$77,065 → $106,756 (+38.5%)
Median home value	$308,900 → $475,100 (+53.8%)	$320,100 → $463,200 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,301 → $1,734 (+33.3%)	$1,286 → $1,626 (+26.4%)

Brighton

Population

39,83641,196

Median household income

$75,355$100,134

Median home value

$308,900$475,100

Median gross rent

$1,301$1,734

Commerce City

Population

56,44864,640

Median household income

$77,065$106,756

Median home value

$320,100$463,200

Median gross rent

$1,286$1,626

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Commerce City
Under 5	6.3%	7.9%
5 to 17	21.5%	22.6%
18 to 24	6.5%	6.5%
25 to 34	16.5%	14.6%
35 to 44	14.7%	16.2%
45 to 54	12.7%	14.2%
55 to 64	11.4%	9.8%
65 to 74	6.2%	5.6%
75 and over	4.1%	2.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Commerce City
White (non-Hispanic)	52.0%	41.2%
Black or African American	2.9%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.1%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	38.5%	48.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Commerce City
No high school diploma	12.8%	15.2%
High school graduate	32.4%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Commerce City
Drove alone	74.9%	71.8%
Carpooled	11.7%	9.1%
Public transit	1.5%	1.2%
Walked	0.2%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	10.3%	15.5%
Other means	1.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Commerce City
1-unit, detached	70.8%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	10.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	4.7%
20 or more units	7.5%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Commerce City
Poverty rate	8.8%	9.6%
Average household size	3.01	3.01
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1998	2004