Brighton vs Welby

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

Brighton and Welby 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 16,232 in Welby). Brighton has the higher median household income ($100,134 vs $78,375 in Welby). Brighton has the higher median home value ($475,100 vs $347,700 in Welby).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Welby
Population	41,196	16,232
Median age	34.4 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$100,134	$78,375
Median home value	$475,100	$347,700
Median gross rent	$1,734	$1,640
Housing units	13,819	5,932
Homeownership rate	71.0%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Welby
Population	39,836 → 41,196 (+3.4%)	16,018 → 16,232 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$75,355 → $100,134 (+32.9%)	$56,923 → $78,375 (+37.7%)
Median home value	$308,900 → $475,100 (+53.8%)	$213,500 → $347,700 (+62.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,301 → $1,734 (+33.3%)	$1,211 → $1,640 (+35.4%)

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

Welby

Population

16,01816,232

Median household income

$56,923$78,375

Median home value

$213,500$347,700

Median gross rent

$1,211$1,640

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Welby
Under 5	6.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	21.5%	17.9%
18 to 24	6.5%	11.0%
25 to 34	16.5%	18.8%
35 to 44	14.7%	16.1%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	11.4%	8.9%
65 to 74	6.2%	7.0%
75 and over	4.1%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Welby
White (non-Hispanic)	52.0%	32.2%
Black or African American	2.9%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	38.5%	61.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Welby
No high school diploma	12.8%	24.0%
High school graduate	32.4%	30.6%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Welby
Drove alone	74.9%	73.1%
Carpooled	11.7%	15.0%
Public transit	1.5%	1.6%
Walked	0.2%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	8.9%
Other means	1.2%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Welby
1-unit, detached	70.8%	56.8%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	12.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	9.0%
20 or more units	7.5%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Welby
Poverty rate	8.8%	9.4%
Average household size	3.01	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	1998	1974