Brighton

Population: 36,633
Median household income: $83,723
Median home value: $259,300

Brighton, a community in Monroe County, New York, has 36,633 residents. At $83,723, its median household income sits above Monroe County's $74,409.

From 2019 to 2023, Brighton's population held roughly steady from 36,272 to 36,633, while its median home value rose 40.5% from $184,600 to $259,300.

Owners occupy 56.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,633
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $83,723
Median home value: $259,300
Median gross rent: $1,272
Housing units: 16,966
Homeownership rate: 56.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,272	$75,807	$184,600	$1,049
2020	36,163	$71,099	$194,300	$1,067
2021	36,986	$75,852	$206,200	$1,133
2022	36,819	$78,570	$236,500	$1,195
2023	36,633	$83,723	$259,300	$1,272

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,566	4.3%
5 to 17	5,580	15.2%
18 to 24	3,767	10.3%
25 to 34	5,152	14.1%
35 to 44	4,826	13.2%
45 to 54	4,172	11.4%
55 to 64	4,412	12.0%
65 to 74	3,490	9.5%
75 and over	3,668	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,670	75.5%
Black or African American	2,047	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	35	0.1%
Asian	3,511	9.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	177	0.5%
Two or more races	1,389	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,804	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate8.4%

Some college or associate's18.4%

Bachelor's degree29.4%

Graduate or professional degree40.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	926	3.6%
High school graduate	2,163	8.4%
Some college or associate's	4,727	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	7,551	29.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10,353	40.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.9%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home19.5%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,212	69.6%
Carpooled	1,270	6.7%
Public transit	175	0.9%
Walked	377	2.0%
Bicycle	31	0.2%
Worked from home	3,697	19.5%
Other means	218	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,795	44.5%
15 to 29 min	6,873	45.0%
30 to 44 min	988	6.5%
45 to 59 min	242	1.6%
60+ min	385	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 8.4% (2,897 of 34,579)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,588	54.0%
Nonfamily households	7,316	46.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,904	93.7%
Vacant	1,062	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,960	56.3%
Renter-occupied	6,944	43.7%

1-unit, detached55.2%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units4.9%

5 to 19 units23.9%

20 or more units10.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,360	55.2%
1-unit, attached	1,020	6.0%
2 to 4 units	826	4.9%
5 to 19 units	4,055	23.9%
20 or more units	1,694	10.0%
Mobile home & other	11	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3608257
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 43.1185, -77.5810