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Brighton, CO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Brighton, CO: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 73,471. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BRIGHTON-CO · Brighton, CO 3 ZIPs · 73,471 pop · #1835/25278 · Adams County and Weld County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $125,150
  • RANK-TOP #1835/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Windsor
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-SMALL 73,471
  • SPREAD-MOD 80601→80602
  • HOME-HIGH $552,233

Nearest income peer: Windsor, CO (+ $982 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Brighton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Brighton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Brighton, CO sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 7%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
73,471
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$125,150
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 3 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $125,150 and home value $552,233 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 30.1%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Colorado, Frederick is the closest lower-income city and Wolcott the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Brighton.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Brighton differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Brighton: $105,417 in ZIP 80601 to $151,737 in 80602. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.4×

80601 to 80602

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.4×

80603 to 80602

Poverty-rate spread
5.5 points

80602 to 80601

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 80601 skews compact Brighton

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 80601 covers about 46% of Brighton's 73,471 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Brighton

Citywide ZBP: 1,749 establishments, 18,597 employees , annual payroll $1,021,712k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 80601 (854 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (334) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Brighton, CO

These ZIP codes straddle Adams County and Weld County, so county-level figures split Brighton between several administrative records. See the Adams County roll-up →

Brighton sits in the upper half of Adams County and Weld County on income: Denver, Aurora and Greeley report less, while Erie and Johnstown report more. Greeley marks the far end of that range at $68,667, 45% below Brighton.

Side-by-side: Compare 80601 vs 80602 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
80601 33,833 $105,417 854 488
80602 27,665 $151,737 616 355
80603 11,973 $118,297 279 58
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Brighton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Brighton, .