Brighton vs Westminster

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

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

Westminster has the higher population (115,546 vs 41,196 in Brighton). Brighton has the higher median household income ($100,134 vs $96,145 in Westminster). Westminster has the higher median home value ($497,400 vs $475,100 in Brighton).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Westminster
Population	41,196	115,546
Median age	34.4 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$100,134	$96,145
Median home value	$475,100	$497,400
Median gross rent	$1,734	$1,816
Housing units	13,819	50,166
Homeownership rate	71.0%	63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	44.0%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Westminster
Population	39,836 → 41,196 (+3.4%)	112,962 → 115,546 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$75,355 → $100,134 (+32.9%)	$76,142 → $96,145 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$308,900 → $475,100 (+53.8%)	$340,900 → $497,400 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,301 → $1,734 (+33.3%)	$1,430 → $1,816 (+27.0%)

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

Westminster

Population

112,962115,546

Median household income

$76,142$96,145

Median home value

$340,900$497,400

Median gross rent

$1,430$1,816

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Westminster
Under 5	6.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	21.5%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.5%	8.5%
25 to 34	16.5%	17.9%
35 to 44	14.7%	14.4%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.6%
55 to 64	11.4%	12.0%
65 to 74	6.2%	9.2%
75 and over	4.1%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Westminster
White (non-Hispanic)	52.0%	65.7%
Black or African American	2.9%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.4%
Asian	2.1%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	38.5%	23.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Westminster
No high school diploma	12.8%	7.1%
High school graduate	32.4%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Westminster
Drove alone	74.9%	69.9%
Carpooled	11.7%	7.1%
Public transit	1.5%	1.8%
Walked	0.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.5%
Worked from home	10.3%	18.7%
Other means	1.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Westminster
1-unit, detached	70.8%	55.8%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	10.3%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	15.1%
20 or more units	7.5%	14.2%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Westminster
Poverty rate	8.8%	7.0%
Average household size	3.01	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1998	1987