Brighton, Colorado

Back to Brighton, CO housing info, Adams County, Colorado, CO smaller cities, CO small cities, All Cities.

Brighton Apartments for Rent

View more photos (we have 26 pictures of Brighton, CO available)

Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World

General Map
Google Map
MSN Map

Current weather forecast for Brighton, CO

Adams County

Population in July 2008: 31,380. Population change since 2000: +50.1%

Males: 16,294	(51.9%)
Females: 15,086	(48.1%)

Median resident age:	31.9 years
Colorado median age:	34.3 years

Zip codes: 80601.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,511 (it was $46,779 in 2000)

Brighton:	$51,511
Colorado:	$55,212

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,670

Brighton:	$20,670
Colorado:	$29,133

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $201,734 (it was $143,000 in 2000)

Brighton:	$201,734
Colorado:	$233,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $220,427; Detached houses: $235,653; Townhouses or other attached units: $163,635; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $38,446; Mobile homes: $40,833

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip codes: 80601, 80602, 80603.

Brighton, CO residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Brighton:

White Non-Hispanic (58.2%)
Hispanic (38.2%)
Other race (16.3%)
Two or more races (3.2%)
American Indian (2.3%)
Black (1.0%)
Japanese (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Brighton: 96.6 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Recent posts about Brighton, Colorado on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Brighton is mentioned 470 times on our forum:

	Brighton neighborhood? (6 replies)
	Brighton East Farms Community (9 replies)
	Brighton area -- (0 replies)
	Positives and Negatives about Brighton?? (15 replies)
	Whaddya think about Brighton? Relocating from DEEP SOUTH. (10 replies)
	What About Brighton or Commerce City?? (15 replies)

Latest news from Brighton, CO collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (21.2%), Irish (9.5%), English (7.6%), United States (5.3%), Italian (3.4%), French (2.1%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 9/1/1887

Elevation: 4983 feet

Land area: 17.1 square miles.

Population density: 1837 people per square mile

(low).

Brighton,CO real estate house value index trend

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

Recent Home Sales
Address:
City	State	Zip
Min Price (optional)	Max Price (optional)
Prioritization: Sale Date Distance

For population 25 years and over in Brighton

High school or higher: 74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
Unemployed: 6.8%
Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brighton city

Never married: 23.4%
Now married: 58.9%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 5.8%
Divorced: 9.8%

2,488 residents are foreign born (10.7% Latin America).

This city:	11.9%
Colorado:	8.6%

According to our research there were 53 registered sex offenders living in Brighton, Colorado in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brighton to the number of sex offenders is 592 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Brighton:	0.7% ($1,040)
Colorado:	0.7% ($1,132)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Thornton, CO (9.1 miles , pop. 82,384).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (11.8 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (600.3 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Todd Creek, CO (1.8 miles ), Lochbuie, CO (2.4 miles ), Fort Lupton, CO (2.8 miles ), Thornton, CO (3.0 miles ), Aristocrat Ranchettes, CO (3.1 miles ), Dacono, CO (3.2 miles ), Commerce City, CO (3.2 miles ), Northglenn, CO (3.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 181 buildings, average cost: $97,400
1997: 187 buildings, average cost: $94,500
1998: 167 buildings, average cost: $95,100
1999: 722 buildings, average cost: $87,800
2000: 514 buildings, average cost: $92,200
2001: 571 buildings, average cost: $108,900
2002: 303 buildings, average cost: $133,500
2003: 369 buildings, average cost: $144,900
2004: 493 buildings, average cost: $162,400
2005: 596 buildings, average cost: $165,600
2006: 391 buildings, average cost: $165,000
2007: 200 buildings, average cost: $162,900
2008: 37 buildings, average cost: $172,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 39.97 N, Longitude: 104.81 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,480 (-7.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,745 (29.2%)

Area codes: 303, 720

This city's Wikipedia profile

Brighton, Colorado business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +6,556 (+45.7%).

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	9.1%
Colorado:	7.4%

Unemployment by year (%)

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (12%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Brighton races chart

Crime in Brighton by Year
Type	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	4	15	22
per 100,000	14.7	52.6	70.5
Robberies	10	14	11
per 100,000	36.6	49.0	35.2
Assaults	45	86	47
per 100,000	164.8	301.3	150.6
Burglaries	204	206	145
per 100,000	747.3	721.7	464.5
Thefts	1,038	855	869
per 100,000	3802.2	2995.5	2783.9
Auto thefts	182	127	95
per 100,000	666.7	444.9	304.3
Arson	19	10	5
per 100,000	69.6	35.0	16.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	313.4	323.0	265.3

(click on a table row to update graph)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 68 (53 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.69
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Brighton, Colorado

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Brighton, Colorado average precipitation

Back to the top

Brighton-area historical tornado activity is significantly above Colorado state average. It is 103% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/1975, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.0 miles away from the Brighton city center .

On 6/12/1982, a category 3 tornado 16.2 miles away from the city center caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Brighton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Colorado state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/25/1994 at 19:06:07, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 47.3 miles away from Brighton center
On 12/23/1995 at 06:51:48, a magnitude 3.6 (3.5 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 86.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/18/1997 at 22:04:39, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MB, 2.8 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 62.4 miles away from the city center
On 7/22/2001 at 19:22:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 68.0 miles away from Brighton center
On 9/12/1990 at 21:38:57, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Brighton topographic map

Hospital/medical center in Brighton:

PLATTE VALLEY MEDICAL CTR (1850 EGBERT ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Brighton:

MEDIPLEX SPECIALTY HOSPITAL REHAB (about 12 miles; THORNTON, CO)
NORTH SUBURBAN MEDICAL CTR (about 12 miles; THORNTON, CO)
SUNHEALTH SPECIALTY HOSP-PSYCH SRVCS (about 12 miles; THORNTON, CO)

Political contributions by individuals in Brighton, CO

Airports and Heliports located in Brighton:

Brighton Van-Aire Estates Airport (Runways: 1)
Flying E Airport (Runways: 1)
Platte Valley Medical Center Heliport

See detailed data for Airports and Heliports located in Brighton, CO

Amtrak stations near Brighton:

12 miles: DENVER INTERNATIONAL AP'T (DENVER, DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
19 miles: DENVER (1701 WYNKOOP ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Local government website: www.ci.brighton.co.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brighton:

FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; WESTMINSTER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 6,858)
REGIS UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 5,898)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA (about 17 miles; AURORA, CO; FT enrollment: 2,219)
EMILY GRIFFITH OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL (about 21 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 3,083)
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (about 27 miles; GOLDEN, CO; FT enrollment: 3,183)
RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; LAKEWOOD, CO; FT enrollment: 3,835)
METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 27 miles; DENVER, CO; FT enrollment: 12,938)

Public high schools in Brighton:

HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,094; Location: 5321 EAST 136 AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
BRIGHTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,681; Location: 270 SOUTH 8TH AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)

Biggest public elementary/middle schools in Brighton:

BROMLEY EAST CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 696; Location: 356 LONGSPUR DRIVE; Grades: KG - 08)
MARY E PENNOCK K-8 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 611; Location: 3707 ESTRELLA STREET; Grades: KG - 08)
OVERLAND TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 583; Location: 455 NORTH 19TH AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
SOUTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 576; Location: 1595 SOUTHERN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
VIKAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 534; Location: 879 JESSUP STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 516; Location: 305 SOUTH 5TH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
GLACIER PEAK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 497; Location: 12060 JASMINE STREET; Grades: KG - 05)
NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 441; Location: 1605 LONGSPEAK; Grades: PK - 05)
NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 410; Location: 89 NORTH 6TH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
BRIGHTON HERITAGE ACADEMY (Students: 231; Location: 830 BRIDGE STREET; Grades: 06 - 12)

Private elementary/middle schools in Brighton:

ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 327; Location: 1400 SKEEL STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
BRIGHTON ADVENTIST ACADEMY (Students: 103; Location: 820 SOUTH 5TH AVE; Grades: KG - 10)
BRIGHTON MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 44; Location: 203 S 3RD AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
ELMWOOD BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 15; Location: 13100 EAST 144TH AVENUE; Grades: PK - 11)

See full list of schools located in Brighton, Map of school districts: BRIGHTON 27J

Click to draw/clear city borders

Church in Brighton: Elmwood Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Black Cemetery (1), Fairview Cemetery (2), Elmwood Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Magers Reservoir (A), Higgins Lake (B), Skeel Reservoir Number 1 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Third Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Brighton: Benedict Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Adams County Historical Society (Museums; 9601 Henderson Road) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Hotels: Brighton Inn (15151 Brighton Road) (1), Comfort Inn Brighton (15150 Brighton Road) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Court: Adams County Government - District Attorney- Trial Support Center-County C (1100 Judicial Center Drive) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Brighton and their reported violations in the past:

BRIGHTON CITY OF (Address: 22 S 4TH AVE, Population served: 31000, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-30-2000), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-30-2000)

MOUNTAIN VIEW WATER USERS ASSOCIATION (Population served: 320, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-29-2001), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-29-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-29-2001), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-29-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

BARR LAKE RVP (Population served: 253, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-19-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-19-2005)

HIGH PLAINS WUA (Population served: 200, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-19-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-19-2005)

WAGON WHEEL SKATING RINK (Population served: 104, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Nitrate. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-01-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-01-2003), St Public Notif received (NOV-14-2003), St Compliance achieved (APR-14-2006)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-03-2000), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-03-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-28-1997), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-28-1997)

LAKEVIEW ESTATES (Population served: 95, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-12-2001), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-12-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-19-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-19-2005)

One routine major monitoring violation

HOPE DITCH CO (Address: 3080 E 165TH AVE, Population served: 63, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-18-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-18-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-07-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-07-2006)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and DEC-07-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-09-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-07-2005)

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-19-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-19-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and DEC-08-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-31-2003), St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-2003)

2 routine major monitoring violations

11 regular monitoring violations

PETROCCO FARMS (Address: 1411 Brighton Rd, Population served: 42, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-23-2000), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-23-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-23-1997), St Formal NOV issued (APR-23-1997)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-03-1997), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-03-1997)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-04-2000), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-2000)

2 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Brighton that have no violations reported:

HI LAND ACRES WSD (Population served: 350, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.9 people
Colorado:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	75.3%
Whole state:	65.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.5%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	9.4%
Whole state:	9.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brighton, CO

People in group quarters in Brighton

831 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
222 people in nursing homes
196 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
47 people in other group homes
19 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children

Brighton compared to Colorado state average:

Brighton, Colorado environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Back to the top

Banks with branches in Brighton (2009 data):

Valley Bank and Trust: Valley Bank And Trust, East Branch, Bromley Park Branch. Info updated 2007-11-29: Bank assets: $252.5 mil, Deposits: $225.7 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Valley Bancorp, Inc.
Bank of the West: Brighton Branch at 1795 East Bridge Street, branch established on 1891-01-01. Info updated 2008-01-11: Bank assets: $66,890.2 mil, Deposits: $37,261.2 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 659 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Brighton Branch at 15 South Main Street, branch established on 1932-01-01. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
First National Bank: Brighton Branch at 1600 E. Bridge Street, branch established on 1912-01-01. Info updated 2008-02-29: Bank assets: $2,587.2 mil, Deposits: $2,063.9 mil, headquarters in Fort Collins, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Lauritzen Corporation
Academy Bank, National Association: Bromley Lane Wal-Mart at 60 West Bromley Lane, branch established on 2001-07-25. Info updated 2008-06-10: Bank assets: $433.9 mil, Deposits: $385.6 mil, headquarters in Colorado Springs, CO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 54 total offices, Holding Company: Dickinson Financial Corporation Ii
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company: Brighton Branch at 2707 E Bromley Lane, branch established on 1997-09-15. Info updated 2008-01-08: Bank assets: $2,098.4 mil, Deposits: $1,702.3 mil, headquarters in Denver, CO, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 34 total offices, Holding Company: Ruh Capital Llc
FirstBank of Adams County: Brighton Branch at 410 East Bromley Lane, branch established on 2001-04-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $177.0 mil, Deposits: $161.1 mil, headquarters in Thornton, CO, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Firstbank Holding Company
U.S. Bank National Association: Sable & Bromley King Soopers Branch at 500 East Bromley Lane, branch established on 2000-04-19. Info updated 2008-11-25: Bank assets: $261,775.6 mil, Deposits: $171,980.0 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2849 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Brighton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Adams County Colorado:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Neighborhoods in Brighton:

Religion statistics for Brighton

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents	54.7%	6.2%	3.7%	3.6%	3.3%
Congregations	5.2%	8.7%	4.0%	5.2%	7.5%

Name	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Charismatic Churches Independent	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	2.9%	2.6%	2.4%	2.1%	18.6%
Congregations	4.6%	3.5%	1.2%	5.2%	54.9%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	16	$67,454	$50,591	1	$2,692
Other Government Administration	21	$98,122	$56,070	13	$11,449
Judicial and Legal	3	$12,412	$49,648	4	$6,436
Police Protection - Officers	53	$285,936	$64,740	0	$0
Police - Other	12	$43,899	$43,899	3	$1,364
Streets and Highways	24	$80,350	$40,175	0	$0
Health	3	$9,848	$39,392	0	$0
Sewerage	15	$57,591	$46,073	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	28	$125,206	$53,660	85	$24,985
Housing and Community Development(Local)	2	$9,356	$56,136	1	$5,012
Water Supply	20	$91,883	$55,130	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	27	$95,798	$42,577	3	$5,708
Totals for Government	224	$977,855	$52,385	110	$57,646

Brighton government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $2,400,000
Parks & Recreation: $664,000

All Other: $585,000
Construction - Police Protection: $6,593,000
Water Utilities: $3,219,000

Regular Highways: $859,000

Parks & Recreation: $679,000

Sewerage: $173,000

General Public Buildings: $151,000

General: $19,000

Health - Other: $5,000
Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $3,367,000
General - Other: $3,104,000

Water Utilities: $3,098,000

Police Protection: $2,882,000

Sewerage: $1,710,000

Central Staff Services: $1,125,000

Regular Highways: $954,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $484,000

General Public Buildings: $434,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $332,000

Financial Administration: $206,000

Solid Waste Management: $72,000

Health Services - Other: $72,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $71,000
Highways: $39,000
General - Interest on Debt: $847,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $162,000
Highways: $144,000

General Support: $12,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $12,833,000
Industrial Revenue: $501,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $18,107,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $12,307,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $17,355,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $501,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $752,000
Water Utilities: $526,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $6,699,000
Interest Earnings: $1,930,000

Property Sale Other: $13,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $446,000
Water Utilities: $405,000

General Public Building: $207,000

Regular Highways: $206,000

Parks & Recreation: $110,000

Sewerage: $90,000

Financial Administration: $42,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $34,000

General - Other: $32,000

Central Staff: $11,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $34,393,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $4,597,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $477,000
General Support: $64,000

All Other: $60,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $10,965,000
Property: $1,054,000

NEC: $625,000

Public Utilities: $621,000

Motor Vehicle License: $155,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $7,934,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $785,000

11.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,654 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.55%
Colorado average:	10.77%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($135 average AGI)
Adams County: 0.06%
Colorado average: 0.18%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Denver County, CO	2.35% ($34,514 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, CO	2.20% ($41,161)
from Arapahoe County, CO	1.34% ($40,437)

10.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,973 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.40%
Colorado average:	10.03%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($126 average AGI)
Adams County: 0.04%
Colorado average: 0.12%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Denver County, CO	1.90% ($30,013 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, CO	1.80% ($37,014)
to Arapahoe County, CO	1.31% ($32,985)

Strongest AM radio stations in Brighton:

KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KNUS (710 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
KHOW (630 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KLDC (800 AM; 1 kW; BRIGHTON, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KLZ (560 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
KKFN (950 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KRKS (990 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
KBJD (1650 AM; 10 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
KJME (1390 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JO-MOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brighton:

KJCD (104.3 FM; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
KDJM (92.5 FM; BROOMFIELD, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KTCL (93.3 FM; FORT COLLINS, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KQMT (99.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
KALC (105.9 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
KBPI (106.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KBCO-FM (97.3 FM; BOULDER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRKS-FM (94.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC)
KOSI (101.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
KFMD (95.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRFX (103.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
KQKS (107.5 FM; LAKEWOOD, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
KSIR-FM1 (107.1 FM; HUDSON, CO; Owner: KKDD-FM BROADCASTERS)
KBRU-FM (101.7 FM; FORT MORGAN, CO; Owner: ON-AIR FAMILY, LLC)
KYGO-FM (98.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
KUVO (89.3 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: DENVER EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING)
KJMN (92.1 FM; CASTLE ROCK, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KXKL-FM (105.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KIMN (100.3 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KXPK (96.5 FM; EVERGREEN, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Brighton:

KDEN (Channel 25; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: LONGMONT CHANNEL 25, INC.)
KMGH-TV (Channel 7; DENVER, CO; Owner: MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KRMA-TV (Channel 6; DENVER, CO; Owner: ROCKY MOUNTAIN PUBLIC BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
K48FW (Channel 48; DENVER, CO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KUSA-TV (Channel 9; DENVER, CO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION)
KTVD (Channel 20; DENVER, CO; Owner: TWENVER BROADCAST, INC.)
KCNC-TV (Channel 4; DENVER, CO; Owner: CBS TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
KDEO-LP (Channel 38; AURORA, CO; Owner: PETER B. VAN DE SANDE)
KWGN-TV (Channel 2; DENVER, CO; Owner: KWGN INC.)
KDEV-LP (Channel 62; AURORA, CO; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
K66FB (Channel 66; DENVER, CO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

See more detailed statistics of Brighton fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 35
Total length: 157 meters (515ft)
Total costs: $897,000
Total average daily traffic: 488,590
Total average daily truck traffic: 60,135

New bridges - Historical Statistics

1930-1939: 1
1940-1949: 1
1950-1959: 4
1960-1969: 5
1970-1979: 4
1980-1989: 3
1990-1999: 10
2000-2009: 7

See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Brighton, CO

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Brighton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 26 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Brighton, CO)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 118 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Brighton)

FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 2 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Brighton)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 157 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 2 full and 4 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	96	$203,283	488	$154,323	414	$155,709	57	$49,419	2	$773,065	110	$137,076	4	$52,185
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	3	$197,073	73	$133,620	101	$156,653	19	$51,531	1	$125,120	19	$149,762	3	$30,420
APPLICATIONS DENIED	24	$198,852	130	$140,987	578	$180,052	72	$67,293	0	$0	60	$171,700	19	$32,437
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	12	$236,683	89	$149,761	172	$172,468	10	$103,369	0	$0	15	$165,867	1	$3,910
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	14	$153,919	60	$196,219	2	$150,695	0	$0	3	$170,113	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0085.12 , 0085.22, 0086.03, 0086.04, 0086.05, 0086.06

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings		C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 2 full and 4 partial tracts)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	188	$191,677	55	$199,822	20	$186,310
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	22	$194,401	13	$198,492	6	$171,740
APPLICATIONS DENIED	4	$128,598	1	$179,310	1	$104,310
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	6	$200,473	6	$191,510	2	$170,625
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0085.12 , 0085.22, 0086.03, 0086.04, 0086.05, 0086.06

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 128
Hazardous Condition: 165
Service Call: 27
Good Intent Call: 12

Incident types - Brighton

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Brighton, CO

Back to Brighton, CO housing info, Adams County, Colorado, CO smaller cities, CO small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2009 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.