Demographics of Brighton city, Michigan

Brighton city, Michigan had 7,904 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +442 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Brighton city, in four figures

7,904
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,688 ±30.; +5.9%
Change since July 2020: +442 people.; 47.4 ±3.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,682 ±$7,181
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Brighton city, Michigan's population grew 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Brighton city, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Brighton city, Michigan's population grew 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Brighton city, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,462	100.0	100.0
2021	7,514	100.7	100.2
2022	7,578	101.6	100.7
2023	7,994	107.1	101.6
2024	7,928	106.2	102.5
2025	7,904	105.9	103.1

Population of Brighton city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,462	—
2021	7,514	+52
2022	7,578	+64
2023	7,994	+416
2024	7,928	−66
2025	7,904	−24

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.4 ±3.2: for men 41.0 ±5.8 and for women 53.1 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Brighton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	352 ±92	4.6% ±1.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	787 ±207	10.2% ±2.7	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	579 ±248	7.5% ±3.2	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,931 ±270	25.1% ±3.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,784 ±251	23.2% ±3.3	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,255 ±274	29.3% ±3.6	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,682 ±$7,181, and income per person $53,464 ±$5,005, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Brighton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	523 ±163	13.9% ±4.2	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	548 ±127	14.6% ±3.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	688 ±181	18.3% ±4.7	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	507 ±124	13.5% ±3.2	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	556 ±135	14.8% ±3.5	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	472 ±117	12.5% ±3.0	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	470 ±135	12.5% ±3.5	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Brighton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	618 ±196	8.1% ±2.6	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 76	0% to 6.7%	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	109 to 419	2.9% to 11.1%	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	321 ±115	11.8% ±4.0	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Brighton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brighton city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	4,033 ±233	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.3% ±2.2	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.7% ±2.6	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.6% ±2.9	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	33.4% ±4.9	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$339,000 ±$16,444	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,198 ±$72	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±3	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Brighton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 221	0% to 2.9%	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,278 ±167	94.7% ±2.1	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7 to 113	0.1% to 1.5%	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	17 to 109	0.2% to 1.4%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 32	0% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	65 to 265	0.8% to 3.4%	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Brighton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	5,875 ±286	76.4% ±3.7	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,435 ±257	18.7% ±3.3	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2 to 86	< 0.1% to 1.1%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	334 ±143	4.3% ±1.9	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	113 to 383	1.5% to 5.0%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	30 to 142	0.4% to 1.8%	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Brighton city among the places of Michigan

133rd of 179 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Places of Michigan near Brighton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Three Rivers city	7,943 ±31
Whitmore Lake CDP	7,878 ±599
Grand Ledge city	7,804 ±22
Hudsonville city	7,769 ±34
St. Johns city	7,715 ±45
Brighton city	7,688 ±30
Ludington city	7,676 ±18
Albion city	7,560 ±29
Freeland CDP	7,557 ±743
Hastings city	7,520 ±24
Iron Mountain city	7,518 ±22

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Michigan by median age
No. 14 Places in Michigan by per capita income
No. 18 Places in Michigan by median home value
No. 26 Places in Michigan by median rent
No. 30 Places in Michigan by median household income
No. 41 Places in Michigan by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026