Financial Literacy in Brush, CO
With a population of roughly 5,370, Brush, Colorado is the 78th-largest of 270 incorporated places in Colorado. The population has grown 0.9% since 2020, from 5,323 to 5,370. The median age is 31.7, young enough that a large share of residents are making first-time decisions about credit, leases and retirement accounts.
14.6% of Brush residents 25 and older have completed a bachelor's degree or more. That sits 14.7 points below the Colorado average of 29.3%. Put the other way round: of the 3,211 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, roughly 2,742 — 85.4% — are building their financial lives without a four-year degree behind them.
The typical household here earns $73,026 a year. That is $3,569 above the Colorado median. About 14.3% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $265,300 — about 3.6× the median household income, a ratio that makes the arithmetic of a mortgage worth understanding before signing one.
Brush by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (2024) | 5,370 |
| Change since 2020 | +0.9% |
| Median household income | $73,026 |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree | 14.6% |
| Adults 25+ with a high school diploma | 84.1% |
| Median age | 31.7 |
| Poverty rate | 14.3% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2% |
| Median home value | $265,300 |
| Land area | 2.831 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,897 / sq mi |
What Colorado teaches — and to whom
Colorado has committed to 1 semester of personal finance as a graduation requirement, phasing in with the class of 2030 — so today's middle schoolers will be the first cohort held to it. That covers students still in the system. It does nothing for the adults already out of it — which, in Brush, is most of the people reading this.
LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to; Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used.
Where to start in Brush
Get the first-decade decisions right
A median age of 31.7 means a large share of Brush is making decisions with thirty-year consequences: the first credit card, the first lease, whether to take the employer match. These are cheap to get right now and expensive to unwind later.
Questions people ask about Brush
Do high school students in Brush, Colorado have to take a personal finance class?
Yes — Colorado has adopted a standalone requirement, phasing in with the graduating class of 2030. Students graduating before then are not covered.
How many adults in Brush, Colorado have a college degree?
14.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 85.4% are managing their finances without one.
What is the median household income in Brush, Colorado?
$73,026, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Where can adults in Brush, Colorado learn personal finance?
Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.
Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.
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