Brighton Population and Demographics

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Brighton City, Colorado Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Brighton Population: 20905 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 10855 51.93% Female 10050 48.07%       Under 5 years 1771 8.47% 5 to 9 years 1706 8.16% 10 to 14 years 1567 7.5% 15 to 19 years 1570 7.51% 20 to 24 years 1480 7.08% 25 to 34 years 3427 16.39% 35 to 44 years 3411 16.32% 45 to 54 years 2436 11.65% 55 to 59 years 847 4.05% 60 to 64 years 655 3.13% 65 to 74 years 990 4.74% 75 to 84 years 725 3.47% 85 years and over 320 1.53%       Median age (years) 31.9       18 years and over 14929 71.41% Male 7762 37.13% Female 7167 34.28% 21 years and over 14007 67% 62 years and over 2400 11.48% 65 years and over 2035 9.73% Male 821 3.93% Female 1214 5.81%       Race     One race 20236 96.8% White 16077 76.91% Black or African American 206 0.99% American Indian and Alaska Native 308 1.47% Asian 230 1.1% Asian indian 12 0.06% Chinese 15 0.07% Filipino 18 0.09% Japanese 110 0.53% Korean 25 0.12% Vietnamese 5 0.02% Other Asian 45 0.22% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 9 0.04% Native Hawaiian 1 0% Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.01% Samoan 0 0% Other Pacific Islander 6 0.03% Some other race 3406 16.29% Two or more races 669 3.2%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 20905 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 7990 38.22% Mexican 5439 26.02% Puerto Rican 39 0.19% Cuban 17 0.08% Other Hispanic or Latino 2495 11.93% Not Hispanic or Latino 12915 61.78% White alone 12175 58.24%       Relationship     Total Population 20905 100.00% In households 19590 93.71% Householder 6718 32.14% Spouse 3935 18.82% Child 6493 31.06% Own child under 18 years 5203 24.89% Other relatives 1421 6.8% Under 18 years 607 2.9% Nonrelatives 1023 4.89% Unmarried partner 374 1.79% In group quarters 1315 6.29% Institutionalized population 1072 5.13% Non-Institutionalized population 243 1.16%       Households by Type     Total Households 6718 100.0 % Family households (families) 5060 75.32% With own children under 18 years 2700 40.19% Married-couple family 3935 58.57% With own children under 18 years 2027 30.17% Female householder, no husband present 798 11.88% With own children under 18 years 489 7.28% Non Family households 1658 24.68% Householder living alone 1325 19.72% Householder 65 years and over 572 8.51%       Households with individuals under 18 years 3016 44.89% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1400 20.84%       Average Household size 2.92 Average family size 3.34       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 6990 100.00% Occupied housing units 6718 96.11% Vacant housing units 272 3.89% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 13 0.19% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.6       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 6718 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 4791 71.32% Renter-occupied housing units. 1927 28.68%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.99 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.73

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