Brighton

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  5. Brighton Family Information
  6. Brighton Education Information
  7. Brighton Public Benefits Information
  8. Brighton Immigration & Civil Rights Information


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Brighton Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,024
  • Land Area (2000): 49.240 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.096 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 2,875
Brighton Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 5,442 67.82%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 53 0.66%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,529 31.52%

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Brighton Employment Information Back to top
Brighton Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Manufactuing 196 11.09%
2. Construction 153 8.66%
3. Air Transportation 132 7.47%
4. Utilities 115 6.51%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 101 5.72%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 100 5.66%
7. Chemical Manufacturing 89 5.04%
8. Educational Services 85 4.81%
9. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 79 4.47%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 53 3.00%
11. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 44 2.49%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 41 2.32%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 41 2.32%
14. Finance and Insurance 38 2.15%
15. Health Care 36 2.04%
16. Other Transportation 36 2.04%
17. Rail Transportation 34 1.92%
18. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 30 1.70%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 30 1.70%
20. Public Administration 25 1.41%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 354 22.04%
2. Educational Services 197 12.27%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 120 7.47%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 112 6.97%
5. Finance and Insurance 99 6.16%
6. Air Transportation 72 4.48%
7. Social Assistance 57 3.55%
8. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 47 2.93%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 46 2.86%
10. Public Administration 39 2.43%
11. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 39 2.43%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 36 2.24%
13. Other Transportation 35 2.18%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 32 1.99%
15. Department and Other General Stores 28 1.74%
16. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 24 1.49%
17. Utilities 24 1.49%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 23 1.43%
19. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 22 1.37%
20. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 20 1.25%

Brighton Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Engineers 124 7.02%
2. Other Production Occupations 118 6.68%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 96 5.43%
4. Other Management Occupations 78 4.41%
5. Electricians 70 3.96%
6. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 67 3.79%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 66 3.74%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 64 3.62%
9. Operations Managers Non Finance 50 2.83%
10. Other Installation / Maintenance 43 2.43%
11. Other Food Preparation and Servers 42 2.38%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 41 2.32%
13. Media and Communications Workers 41 2.32%
14. Top Executives 38 2.15%
15. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 36 2.04%
16. Computer Specialists 35 1.98%
17. Food Processing Workers 34 1.92%
18. Carpenters 33 1.87%
19. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 31 1.75%
20. Religious Workers 30 1.70%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 167 10.40%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 87 5.42%
3. Other Office and Admin Support 86 5.35%
4. Registered Nurses 86 5.35%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 70 4.36%
6. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 65 4.05%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 64 3.99%
8. Computer Specialists 57 3.55%
9. Other Management Occupations 55 3.42%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 50 3.11%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 48 2.99%
12. Health Technologists and Technicians 44 2.74%
13. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 44 2.74%
14. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 42 2.62%
15. Other Financial Specialists 40 2.49%
16. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 38 2.37%
17. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 36 2.24%
18. Food Processing Workers 33 2.05%
19. Other Sales and Related Occupations 33 2.05%
20. Business Operations Specialists 32 1.99%

Brighton Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,949 46.33%
15-35 hours 649 10.20%
1-14 hours 190 2.99%
No regular hours 2,577 40.49%

Brighton Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 76 2.36%
5 AM-5:29 AM 87 2.70%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 124 3.85%
6 AM-6:29 AM 304 9.43%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 295 9.15%
7 AM-7:29 AM 460 14.27%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 447 13.87%
8 AM-8:29 AM 437 13.56%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 319 9.90%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 72 2.23%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 95 2.95%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 9 0.28%
Noon-3:59 PM 207 6.42%
4 PM-11:59 PM 291 9.03%

Brighton Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 63 1.95%
5-9 296 9.18%
10-14 461 14.30%
15-19 705 21.87%
20-24 560 17.38%
25-29 173 5.37%
30-34 468 14.52%
35-39 78 2.42%
40-44 90 2.79%
45-59 181 5.62%
60-89 111 3.44%
At least 90 37 1.15%

Brighton Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 2,258 70.06%
30-44 0 0.00% 636 19.73%
45-59 0 0.00% 181 5.62%
At least 60 7 0.22% 141 4.37%

Brighton Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 267 8.06%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,926 88.32%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 7 0.21%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 7 0.21%
Color 6 Box Walked 16 0.48%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 90 2.72%

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Brighton Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,784 (7,312 people)
Families (2000): 2,224 (6,696 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,012
People at same address in 1995: 5,084
Brighton Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 189 6.79%
$10,000-$14,999 118 4.24%
$15,000-$19,999 158 5.68%
$20,000-$24,999 181 6.50%
$25,000-$29,999 102 3.66%
$30,000-$34,999 106 3.81%
$35,000-$39,999 151 5.42%
$40,000-$44,999 160 5.75%
$45,000-$49,999 129 4.63%
$50,000-$59,999 338 12.14%
$60,000-$74,999 425 15.27%
$75,000-$99,999 384 13.79%
$100,000-$124,999 195 7.00%
$125,000-$149,999 51 1.83%
$150,000-$199,999 26 0.93%
$200,000 or more 71 2.55%

Brighton Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 540 19.40%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,000 35.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 45 1.62%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 457 16.42%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 3 0.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 474 17.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 189 6.79%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 60 2.16%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 12 0.43%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Brighton Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,065 26.60%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,363 17.56%
Public Assistance 43 0.55%
Retirement 696 8.97%
Self Employment 298 3.84%
Social Security 959 12.36%
Supplemental Security 35 0.45%
Wage / Salary 1,991 25.65%
Other 312 4.02%

Brighton Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,174 58.15%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 845 41.85%

Brighton Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 125 4.19%
Color 1 Box Married 2,244 75.28%
Color 2 Box Never Married 553 18.55%
Color 3 Box Widowed 59 1.98%

Brighton Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 227 6.40%
Color 1 Box Married 2,557 72.09%
Color 2 Box Never Married 474 13.36%
Color 3 Box Widowed 289 8.15%

Brighton Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Brighton Education Information Back to top
Brighton Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 308 5.00%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 421 6.83%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,109 34.21%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,343 21.79%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 573 9.30%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,048 17.00%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 362 5.87%

Brighton Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 86 1.07% 54 0.67% 140 1.74%
Kindergarten 110 1.37% 12 0.15% 122 1.52%
Grades 1-4 383 4.77% 49 0.61% 432 5.38%
Grades 5-8 410 5.11% 49 0.61% 459 5.72%
Grades 9-12 443 5.52% 63 0.79% 506 6.31%
Undergrad college 174 2.17% 38 0.47% 212 2.64%
Graduate or professional school 6 0.07% 6 0.07% 12 0.15%
Total 1,612 20.09% 271 3.38% 1,883 23.47%

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Brighton Public Benefits Information Back to top
Brighton Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 7,092 96.28%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 274 3.72%

Brighton Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Brighton Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Brighton Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 935 11.65%
10-19 Years 1,075 13.40%
20-29 Years 493 6.14%
30-39 Years 977 12.18%
40-49 Years 1,391 17.34%
50-59 Years 1,016 12.66%
60-69 Years 741 9.23%
70-79 Years 799 9.96%
80-89 Years 450 5.61%
90+ Years 147 1.83%

Brighton Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,756 46.81%
Color 1 Box Female 4,268 53.19%

Brighton Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 7,827 97.54%
Color 1 Box African-American 82 1.02%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 49 0.61%
Color 2 Box Asian 35 0.44%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 27 0.34%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 3 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%

Brighton Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 2,508 26.84%
2. Italian 1,430 15.30%
3. Irish 1,006 10.77%
4. English 942 10.08%
5. Polish 519 5.55%
6. Slovak 380 4.07%
7. Scotch Irish 368 3.94%
8. United States Or American 352 3.77%
9. Croatian 239 2.56%
10. Serbian 228 2.44%

Brighton Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 7,414 97.45%
2. Other Slavic 51 0.67%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 50 0.66%
4. Greek 23 0.30%
5. Serbo Croatian 19 0.25%
6. Italian 12 0.16%
7. Russian 12 0.16%
8. German 11 0.14%
9. French 8 0.11%
10. Hungarian 8 0.11%

Brighton Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 7,969 99.31%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 55 0.69%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 0 0.00%

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Brighton Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.