ZIP Code 84121 — Brighton town, UT Demographics & Data

ZIP code 84121 covers Brighton, UT in Salt Lake County with a population of about 39,204.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 40.1 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area codes 385, 801; U.S. House district UT-3; the SALT LAKE CITY media market.

Brighton, UT aligns with a tech / corporate-campus profile (high remote-work / education / income profile or known campus context). Broadband quality, remote-work share, and nearby employer campuses often matter as much as classic residential stats.

Median household income in ZIP 84121 is about $114,912 — about 53% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 6.5%; unemployment rate near 2.6%; 52.3% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 18.6 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Professional services, and Retail trade; about 23.4% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 8.2 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $614,500 — about 77% above the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,614 (about 39% above the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 74.3% (about 8.9 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 84121 in Brighton, UT, a household would need roughly $169,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $3,947. That is about 47% above the local median household income ($114,912), so the median earner would likely stretch or need a larger down payment. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Brighton town, UT as Relatively High (composite score 98.6), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (98.3) and flood (92.9). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Brighton town, UT show little to no average snow and around 47.1 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 2,971 for ZIP 84121 (Brighton town, UT) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.