Brighton vs North Gates

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

Brighton and North Gates are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brighton has the higher population (36,633 vs 10,014 in North Gates). Brighton has the higher median household income ($83,723 vs $75,257 in North Gates). Brighton has the higher median home value ($259,300 vs $153,500 in North Gates).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	North Gates
Population	36,633	10,014
Median age	39.1 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$83,723	$75,257
Median home value	$259,300	$153,500
Median gross rent	$1,272	$1,033
Housing units	16,966	4,748
Homeownership rate	56.3%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.6%	26.8%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	North Gates
Population	36,272 → 36,633 (+1.0%)	9,581 → 10,014 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$75,807 → $83,723 (+10.4%)	$49,349 → $75,257 (+52.5%)
Median home value	$184,600 → $259,300 (+40.5%)	$119,000 → $153,500 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,049 → $1,272 (+21.3%)	$832 → $1,033 (+24.2%)

Brighton

Population

36,27236,633

Median household income

$75,807$83,723

Median home value

$184,600$259,300

Median gross rent

$1,049$1,272

North Gates

Population

9,58110,014

Median household income

$49,349$75,257

Median home value

$119,000$153,500

Median gross rent

$832$1,033

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	North Gates
Under 5	4.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.2%	10.3%
18 to 24	10.3%	9.2%
25 to 34	14.1%	16.6%
35 to 44	13.2%	11.7%
45 to 54	11.4%	15.2%
55 to 64	12.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	9.5%	9.8%
75 and over	10.0%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	North Gates
White (non-Hispanic)	75.5%	66.7%
Black or African American	5.6%	17.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	9.6%	4.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.8%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	North Gates
No high school diploma	3.6%	10.3%
High school graduate	8.4%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	18.4%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	40.3%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	North Gates
Drove alone	69.6%	76.2%
Carpooled	6.7%	10.2%
Public transit	0.9%	1.1%
Walked	2.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.5%	10.9%
Other means	1.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	North Gates
1-unit, detached	55.2%	61.8%
1-unit, attached	6.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	23.9%	7.7%
20 or more units	10.0%	14.3%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	North Gates
Poverty rate	8.4%	7.7%
Average household size	2.16	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	17	19
Median year structure built	1959	1970