Brighton vs Federal Heights

A side-by-side comparison of Brighton and Federal Heights: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Brighton has the higher population (41,196 vs 14,160 in Federal Heights). Brighton has the higher median household income ($100,134 vs $57,957 in Federal Heights). Brighton has the higher median home value ($475,100 vs $91,300 in Federal Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Federal Heights
Population	41,196	14,160
Median age	34.4 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$100,134	$57,957
Median home value	$475,100	$91,300
Median gross rent	$1,734	$1,655
Housing units	13,819	5,403
Homeownership rate	71.0%	58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	12.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Federal Heights
Population	39,836 → 41,196 (+3.4%)	12,745 → 14,160 (+11.1%)
Median household income	$75,355 → $100,134 (+32.9%)	$45,395 → $57,957 (+27.7%)
Median home value	$308,900 → $475,100 (+53.8%)	$64,300 → $91,300 (+42.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,301 → $1,734 (+33.3%)	$1,206 → $1,655 (+37.2%)

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

Federal Heights

Population

12,74514,160

Median household income

$45,395$57,957

Median home value

$64,300$91,300

Median gross rent

$1,206$1,655

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Federal Heights
Under 5	6.3%	9.8%
5 to 17	21.5%	18.6%
18 to 24	6.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	16.5%	17.5%
35 to 44	14.7%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.7%	9.9%
55 to 64	11.4%	10.0%
65 to 74	6.2%	9.9%
75 and over	4.1%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Federal Heights
White (non-Hispanic)	52.0%	28.2%
Black or African American	2.9%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.1%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.8%
Some other race	0.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.7%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	38.5%	65.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Federal Heights
No high school diploma	12.8%	30.4%
High school graduate	32.4%	34.2%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Federal Heights
Drove alone	74.9%	69.9%
Carpooled	11.7%	21.8%
Public transit	1.5%	2.3%
Walked	0.2%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.3%	5.0%
Other means	1.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Federal Heights
1-unit, detached	70.8%	17.6%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	18.6%
20 or more units	7.5%	11.8%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	46.8%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Federal Heights
Poverty rate	8.8%	20.8%
Average household size	3.01	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1998	1990