Brighton Town, Monroe County, New York Population

Overview

36,986

Total Population

39.3

Median age

51.75%

Female population %

93.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

55.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,702

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Brighton town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Brighton town is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brighton town's population under 18 was 18.95%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brighton town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brighton town, 14.92% were under the age of 15, 22.58% aged 15 to 29, 41.80% aged 30 to 64, 15.68% aged 65 to 84, and 5.03% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,296 more females than males in Brighton town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.75% females and 48.25% males in Brighton Town, Monroe County, New York.
The Brighton Town, Monroe County, New York gender ratio is 93.2:100 i.e. 93.2 men to 100 women (0.932).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,773.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,406.

Brighton town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Brighton town population: 77.97% are White, 7.37% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 9.17% are Asian, 1.16% are some other race and 4.08% are multiracial.
Brighton town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1,702 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 35,284 (95.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brighton town is White with a population of 28,838 (77.97% of the total population).

Brighton town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 37,007 in the year 2012
From 2000 to 2010, Brighton town's population increased by 1,051 (2.95%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brighton town's population increased by 305 (0.83%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Brighton town's population was lowest in year 2009 at 34,431.