Brighton, IL Demographic Data
Brighton, IL Summary
Brighton is located in Macoupin County in Illinois
- Population: 2,084
- Area: 1.91 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.87 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.04 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,089.38 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 662.73 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Brighton, IL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,168
50%
50.8
Male
1,148
50%
49.2
Total Population
2,316
323,128,000
Brighton, IL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
165
7.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
175
7.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
146
6.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
215
9.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
103
4.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
262
11.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
359
15.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
264
11.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
178
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
116
5.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
187
8.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
90
3.9%
4.4
85 Years and Over
56
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,683
72.7%
77.2
Female
841
50.0%
51.3
Male
842
50.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,590
68.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
399
17.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
333
14.4%
15.2
Female
206
61.9%
55.8
Male
127
38.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Brighton, IL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,310
99.7%
96.8
White
2,300
99.3%
72.6
Black or African American
3
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
3
0.1%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
4
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
6
0.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
22
0.9%
17.8
Mexican
22
0.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,294
99.1%
82.2
Brighton, IL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
21
1.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
94
6.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
590
39.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
435
28.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
181
12.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
151
10.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
40
2.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
115
7.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,397
92.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
191
12.6%
31.2
Brighton, IL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
520
28.4%
33.7%
Now Married
952
52.0%
47.5
Divorced
211
11.5%
11.0%
Separated
14
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
133
7.3
5.8%
Brighton, IL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,143
99.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
8
0.4%
21.6%
Spanish
4
0.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
4
0.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Brighton, IL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
17
1.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
48
5.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
105
12.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
59
6.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
95
10.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
225
25.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
185
21.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
92
10.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
28
3.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
19
2.2%
6.4
Median household income
64,267
57,617
Per capita income
26,113
31,128
Brighton, IL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
14
1.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
73
7.0%
9.8
Construction
83
7.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
242
23.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
81
7.7%
6.6
Information
9
0.9%
2.1
Manufacturing
159
15.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
49
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
46
4.4%
11.4
Public administration
39
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
134
12.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
79
7.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
40
3.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
94
9.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
300
28.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
229
21.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
299
28.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
126
12.0%
18.1%
Brighton, IL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,004
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
934
93.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
48
4.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
9
0.9%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
13
1.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.3
26.6
Brighton, IL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
28
3.2%
8.7
1 vehicles
246
28.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
328
37.6%
37.1
3 or more
271
31.0%
21.0
Brighton, IL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
873
91.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
686
78.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
187
21.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
78
8.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
Brighton, IL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
951
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
36
3.8%
9.1
4 rooms
146
15.4%
16.5
5 rooms
211
22.2%
19.8
6 rooms
178
18.7%
17.8
7 rooms
177
18.6%
12.0
8 rooms
94
9.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
109
11.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Brighton, IL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
951
1-unit, detached
847
89.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
7
0.7%
5.9
2-units
36
3.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
10
1.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
18
1.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
13
1.4%
4.4
20 or more units
15
1.6%
9.0
Mobile home
5
0.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Brighton, IL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
139
14.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
60
6.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
182
19.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
149
15.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
217
22.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
64
6.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
59
6.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
73
7.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
4
0.4%
1.4%
Brighton, IL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
610
69.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
10
1.1%
4.7
Electricity
250
28.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Brighton, IL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
470
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
4
0.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
5
1.1%
10.3%
Less than $500
12
2.6%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
21
4.5%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
78
16.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
172
36.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
178
37.9%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
279
59.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
41
8.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
41
8.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
44
9.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
65
13.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Brighton, IL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
171
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
51
29.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
120
70.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
16
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
658
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
42
24.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
15
8.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
15
8.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
51
29.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
1.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
45
26.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
16
0.0%
0.0%
Brighton, IL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
686
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
20
2.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
275
40.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
213
31.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
88
12.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
77
11.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
13
1.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
109,400
205,000
