Brighton vs Sherrelwood

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

Brighton and Sherrelwood 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 19,368 in Sherrelwood). Brighton has the higher median household income ($100,134 vs $73,849 in Sherrelwood). Brighton has the higher median home value ($475,100 vs $412,200 in Sherrelwood).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Sherrelwood
Population	41,196	19,368
Median age	34.4 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$100,134	$73,849
Median home value	$475,100	$412,200
Median gross rent	$1,734	$1,627
Housing units	13,819	6,568
Homeownership rate	71.0%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Sherrelwood
Population	39,836 → 41,196 (+3.4%)	19,208 → 19,368 (+0.8%)
Median household income	$75,355 → $100,134 (+32.9%)	$62,169 → $73,849 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$308,900 → $475,100 (+53.8%)	$273,500 → $412,200 (+50.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,301 → $1,734 (+33.3%)	$1,363 → $1,627 (+19.4%)

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

Sherrelwood

Population

19,20819,368

Median household income

$62,169$73,849

Median home value

$273,500$412,200

Median gross rent

$1,363$1,627

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Sherrelwood
Under 5	6.3%	6.3%
5 to 17	21.5%	21.4%
18 to 24	6.5%	10.9%
25 to 34	16.5%	14.7%
35 to 44	14.7%	17.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	8.7%
55 to 64	11.4%	9.5%
65 to 74	6.2%	6.2%
75 and over	4.1%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Sherrelwood
White (non-Hispanic)	52.0%	29.6%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.9%
Asian	2.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	1.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.7%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	38.5%	65.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Sherrelwood
No high school diploma	12.8%	16.9%
High school graduate	32.4%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Sherrelwood
Drove alone	74.9%	67.1%
Carpooled	11.7%	12.1%
Public transit	1.5%	4.6%
Walked	0.2%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.4%
Worked from home	10.3%	13.0%
Other means	1.2%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Sherrelwood
1-unit, detached	70.8%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	10.9%
20 or more units	7.5%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Sherrelwood
Poverty rate	8.8%	10.3%
Average household size	3.01	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	31	30
Median year structure built	1998	1966