Monroe County > Brighton (town)
Population trend for Brighton
041,0001990: 34,45534,45519902000: 35,58835,58820002010: 36,60936,60920102020: 37,13737,13720202023: 36,63336,6332023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Brighton is a town in Monroe County, in the Finger Lakes region.

Community anchors include Brighton Central School District.

Please note: There are multiple places in Upstate New York named Brighton: Brighton (Town, Monroe County); Brighton (Town, Franklin County).

2023 Median income for Monroe County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Monroe County home price index (FHFA)
1975–2024: Home prices rose about 625%.

245 140 34 1975 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Brighton
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Brighton
Married-couple families: 6,984 (81.3%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 349 (4.1%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 1,255 (14.6%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 5,701 (77.9%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 1,615 (22.1%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Brighton

Pct 5 and under 6% Pct 6 to 17 9% Pct 18 to 64 8% Pct 65 and over 10%

The overall poverty rate in Brighton is 8 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 65 and over.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Brighton lived in the prior year

Same house: 29,487 (81%) Same county (different house): 3,662 (10.1%) Different NY county: 1,634 (4.5%) Different state: 1,157 (3.2%) Abroad: 445 (1.2%) 36,385 current residents Same house: 29,487 (81%) Same house Same county (different house): 3,662 (10.1%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 1,634 (4.5%) Different NY county Different state: 1,157 (3.2%) Different state Abroad: 445 (1.2%) Abroad
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Brighton residents
40.5 38.9 38.9 39.1 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau