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Brush, Colorado: commercial real estate data.
Brush is a Census city of 5,306 people across 2.83 square miles of land, in Morgan County. Median household income is $73,382, 60.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
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What Brush is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.83 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,874
- County holding the largest share of its areaMorgan County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Brush
- Population5,306
- Median age38.6
- Population under 181,102 plus or minus 275
- Share under 1820.8 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over874 plus or minus 224
- Share 65 and over16.5 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Households2,000
- Family households1,162
- Share of households that are families58.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Brush
- Median household income$73,382
- Per capita income$31,036 plus or minus $6,654
- Civilian labor force2,641
- Employed2,438
- Unemployed203 plus or minus 145
- Unemployment rate7.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over3,484
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.5 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Brush
- Housing units2,311
- Occupied units2,000
- Vacant units311 plus or minus 204
- Vacancy rate13.5 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Owner occupied1,209
- Renter occupied791 plus or minus 277
- Ownership rate60.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$273,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$692 plus or minus $236
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.3 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Single family units1,496
- Share single family64.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more661 plus or minus 331
- Share in buildings of two or more28.6 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Mobile homes154 plus or minus 139
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Brush gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,208
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,339 plus or minus 451
- Share commuting under 15 minutes60.6 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more341 plus or minus 170
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Drove alone65.9 percent
- Carpooled14.2 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked18.4 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Worked from home1.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Brush (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,129,000
- Average approval$532,250
- Median approval$469,500
- Largest approval$1,140,000
- Jobs supported41
- Jobs per approval10.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises50.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brush, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Brush (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$4,259,000
- Average approval$4,259,000
- Median approval$4,259,000
- Largest approval$4,259,000
- Jobs supported48
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brush, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Brush
- NFIP communityCity of Brush
- NFIP community number080130
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date05/18/21
The City of Brush participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 080130 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Morgan County, not Brush
Morgan County context, not Brush figures
- Establishments in Morgan County711
- Covered employment, Morgan County13,106
- Average annual pay, Morgan County$56,874
- Housing units permitted, Morgan County196
Every figure in this section is published for Morgan County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brush.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Brush questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brush, Colorado?
5,306, in 2,000 households. Brush city covers 2.83 square miles of land, which is 1,874 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brush in?
Morgan County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brush?
$73,382. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $273,000. Median gross rent is $692 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brush businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $2.1 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $469,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $4.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brush, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brush borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brush. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Brush in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brush appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brush, city of, community 080130, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brush figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Morgan County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brush.
Is zoning published for Brush?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.