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Brighton, Utah: commercial real estate data.
Brighton is a Census town of 311 people across 15.77 square miles of land, in Salt Lake County. Median household income is $148,139, 94.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brighton
What Brighton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area15.77 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land20 plus or minus 8
- County holding the largest share of its areaSalt Lake 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.
Brighton
How many people live in Brighton
- Population311 plus or minus 129
- Median age43.6 plus or minus 10.0
- Population under 1811 plus or minus 16
- Share under 183.5 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over60 plus or minus 28
- Share 65 and over19.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households153 plus or minus 64
- Family households76 plus or minus 34
- Share of households that are families49.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
Income and work in Brighton
- Median household income$148,139
- Per capita income$91,186 plus or minus $25,707
- Civilian labor force230 plus or minus 119
- Employed216 plus or minus 122
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Adults 25 and over300 plus or minus 127
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.3 percent plus or minus 53.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.3 percent plus or minus 22.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.7 percent plus or minus 7.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
Housing in Brighton
- Housing units655 plus or minus 148
- Occupied units153 plus or minus 64
- Vacant units502 plus or minus 142
- Vacancy rate76.6 percent
- Owner occupied145 plus or minus 63
- Renter occupied8 plus or minus 13
- Ownership rate94.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$887,900
- Single family units542 plus or minus 132
- Share single family82.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more62 plus or minus 43
- Share in buildings of two or more9.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Mobile homes51 plus or minus 81
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
How Brighton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute139 plus or minus 67
- Commuting under 15 minutes61 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.9 percent plus or minus 34.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more32 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.0 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Drove alone51.7 percent
- Carpooled4.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport10.0 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home34.1 percent plus or minus 18.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
Flood risk in Brighton
- NFIP communityTown of Brighton
- NFIP community number490237
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09
The Town of Brighton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 490237 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Salt Lake County, not Brighton
Salt Lake County context, not Brighton figures
- Establishments in Salt Lake County35,732
- Covered employment, Salt Lake County796,203
- Average annual pay, Salt Lake County$77,495
- Housing units permitted, Salt Lake County4,550
Every figure in this section is published for Salt Lake County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brighton.
All Salt Lake County figures →
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
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
Brighton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brighton, Utah?
311, in 153 households. Brighton town covers 15.77 square miles of land, which is 20 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brighton in?
Salt Lake 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 Brighton?
$148,139. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $887,900. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Brighton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brighton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brighton, town of, community 490237, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Brighton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Salt Lake 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 Brighton.
Is zoning published for Brighton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.