Brighton

  1. Brighton Legal Resources
  2. Brighton Statistics
  3. Brighton Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Brighton Employment Information
  5. Brighton Family Information
  6. Brighton Education Information
  7. Brighton Public Benefits Information
  8. Brighton Criminal Information
  9. Brighton Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Brighton Zip Codes


Brighton Legal Resources Back to top

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Brighton Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 24,374
  • Land Area (2000): 95.112 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 4.050 square kilometers
Brighton Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 6,736 2003 7,012 2005 7,122
2002 6,777 2004 Not Available 2006 7,121

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Houses (2000): 9,418
Brighton Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 21,440 87.93%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 78 0.32%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 2,864 11.75%

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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. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,346 18.57%
2. Construction 818 11.28%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 447 6.17%
4. Educational Services 396 5.46%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 321 4.43%
6. Public Administration 316 4.36%
7. Machinery Manufacturing 283 3.90%
8. Metal Manufactuing 228 3.14%
9. Finance and Insurance 227 3.13%
10. Repair and Maintenance 189 2.61%
11. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 163 2.25%
12. Health Care 159 2.19%
13. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 146 2.01%
14. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 105 1.45%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 104 1.43%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 101 1.39%
17. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 99 1.37%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 93 1.28%
19. Radio, Television, and Computer Stores 87 1.20%
20. Department and Other General Stores 84 1.16%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,015 17.59%
2. Educational Services 975 16.90%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 390 6.76%
4. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 306 5.30%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 288 4.99%
6. Finance and Insurance 240 4.16%
7. Department and Other General Stores 203 3.52%
8. Food and Beverage Stores 186 3.22%
9. Construction 163 2.83%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 158 2.74%
11. Social Assistance 126 2.18%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 123 2.13%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 121 2.10%
14. Public Administration 120 2.08%
15. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 120 2.08%
16. Machinery Manufacturing 82 1.42%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 72 1.25%
18. Other Direct Selling Estab 70 1.21%
19. Metal Manufactuing 63 1.09%
20. Personal and Laundry Services 61 1.06%

Brighton Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Engineers 651 8.98%
2. Other Management Occupations 529 7.30%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 413 5.70%
4. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 370 5.10%
5. Other Production Occupations 367 5.06%
6. Top Executives 325 4.48%
7. Other Installation / Maintenance 295 4.07%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 253 3.49%
9. Operations Managers Non Finance 248 3.42%
10. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 239 3.30%
11. Vehicle Mechanics 191 2.63%
12. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 179 2.47%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 172 2.37%
14. Computer Specialists 165 2.28%
15. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 150 2.07%
16. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 146 2.01%
17. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 136 1.88%
18. Other Food Preparation and Servers 133 1.83%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 132 1.82%
20. Business Operations Specialists 131 1.81%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 486 8.42%
2. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 458 7.94%
3. Registered Nurses 380 6.59%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 340 5.89%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 248 4.30%
6. Cashiers 235 4.07%
7. Other Management Occupations 233 4.04%
8. Business Operations Specialists 229 3.97%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 185 3.21%
10. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 179 3.10%
11. Operations Managers Non Finance 133 2.31%
12. Child Care Workers 130 2.25%
13. Other Food Preparation and Servers 127 2.20%
14. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 122 2.11%
15. Waiters and Waitresses 120 2.08%
16. Health Technologists and Technicians 117 2.03%
17. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 116 2.01%
18. Accountants and Auditors 114 1.98%
19. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 109 1.89%
20. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 107 1.85%

Brighton Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 11,110 60.25%
15-35 hours 2,666 14.46%
1-14 hours 570 3.09%
No regular hours 4,094 22.20%

Brighton Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 214 1.74%
5 AM-5:29 AM 381 3.10%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 614 4.99%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,267 10.30%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,279 10.39%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,211 17.97%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,880 15.28%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,223 9.94%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 614 4.99%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 720 5.85%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 253 2.06%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 262 2.13%
Noon-3:59 PM 760 6.18%
4 PM-11:59 PM 628 5.10%

Brighton Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 293 2.38%
5-9 1,366 11.10%
10-14 1,627 13.22%
15-19 1,014 8.24%
20-24 1,097 8.91%
25-29 617 5.01%
30-34 1,878 15.26%
35-39 735 5.97%
40-44 876 7.12%
45-59 1,798 14.61%
60-89 891 7.24%
At least 90 114 0.93%

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% 6,014 48.87%
30-44 0 0.00% 3,489 28.35%
45-59 22 0.18% 1,776 14.43%
At least 60 0 0.00% 1,005 8.17%

Brighton Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 29 0.23%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 955 7.47%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 11,016 86.13%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 49 0.38%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 22 0.17%
Color 6 Box Walked 235 1.84%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 484 3.78%

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Brighton Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 9,076 (24,281 people)
Families (2000): 6,802 (21,144 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 3,353
People at same address in 1995: 13,036
Brighton Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 339 3.74%
$10,000-$14,999 262 2.89%
$15,000-$19,999 299 3.29%
$20,000-$24,999 312 3.44%
$25,000-$29,999 339 3.74%
$30,000-$34,999 413 4.55%
$35,000-$39,999 316 3.48%
$40,000-$44,999 366 4.03%
$45,000-$49,999 380 4.19%
$50,000-$59,999 790 8.70%
$60,000-$74,999 1,064 11.72%
$75,000-$99,999 1,506 16.59%
$100,000-$124,999 1,076 11.86%
$125,000-$149,999 592 6.52%
$150,000-$199,999 512 5.64%
$200,000 or more 510 5.62%

Brighton Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,930 21.32%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,716 30.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 313 3.46%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,465 16.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 33 0.36%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,626 17.96%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 13 0.14%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 655 7.24%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 3 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 202 2.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 97 1.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Brighton Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 7,805 30.10%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 4,406 16.99%
Public Assistance 120 0.46%
Retirement 1,676 6.46%
Self Employment 1,053 4.06%
Social Security 1,913 7.38%
Supplemental Security 201 0.78%
Wage / Salary 7,652 29.51%
Other 1,101 4.25%

Brighton Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,955 50.83%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,858 49.17%

Brighton Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 772 8.39%
Color 1 Box Married 6,138 66.70%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,170 23.58%
Color 3 Box Widowed 122 1.33%

Brighton Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 913 9.48%
Color 1 Box Married 6,040 62.69%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,873 19.44%
Color 3 Box Widowed 808 8.39%

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 195 1.10%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,361 7.71%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,035 22.85%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 4,520 25.59%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,654 9.36%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 3,668 20.77%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 2,229 12.62%

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 218 0.89% 271 1.11% 489 2.01%
Kindergarten 362 1.49% 48 0.20% 410 1.68%
Grades 1-4 1,456 5.97% 128 0.53% 1,584 6.50%
Grades 5-8 1,614 6.62% 76 0.31% 1,690 6.93%
Grades 9-12 1,330 5.46% 114 0.47% 1,444 5.92%
Undergrad college 896 3.68% 107 0.44% 1,003 4.12%
Graduate or professional school 219 0.90% 59 0.24% 278 1.14%
Total 6,095 25.01% 803 3.29% 6,898 28.30%

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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 23,490 96.76%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 786 3.24%

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 Criminal Information Back to top
Brighton Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 2.524 0.445 0.000 0.297 3.266 0.297 4.305 37.262 1.781 43.646
2002 1.328 0.295 0.000 0.295 1.918 0.148 4.722 41.464 2.361 48.694
2003 1.997 0.143 0.000 0.713 2.852 0.000 2.282 39.076 1.426 42.784
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 0.562 0.281 0.000 0.562 1.404 0.281 3.651 35.102 0.421 39.174
2006 0.983 0.140 0.000 0.421 1.545 0.140 3.089 35.248 1.264 39.601
2007 1.092 0.273 0.000 0.546 1.911 0.273 2.457 32.624 0.956 36.036

Brighton Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 2 16
2005 2 14
2006 2 15
2007 2 18

Brighton Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 316
2002 343

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Brighton Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Brighton Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 3,488 14.31%
10-19 Years 3,832 15.72%
20-29 Years 2,240 9.19%
30-39 Years 3,802 15.60%
40-49 Years 4,584 18.81%
50-59 Years 3,248 13.33%
60-69 Years 1,554 6.38%
70-79 Years 1,057 4.34%
80-89 Years 472 1.94%
90+ Years 97 0.40%

Brighton Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 12,186 50.00%
Color 1 Box Female 12,188 50.00%

Brighton Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 23,461 96.25%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 314 1.29%
Color 2 Box Asian 234 0.96%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 181 0.74%
Color 1 Box African-American 98 0.40%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 77 0.32%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 5 0.02%
Color 6 Box Other Race 4 0.02%

Brighton Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 6,088 21.36%
2. Irish 3,584 12.57%
3. English 3,436 12.06%
4. Polish 3,230 11.33%
5. Italian 2,034 7.14%
6. French Non-Basque 1,247 4.38%
7. United States Or American 1,029 3.61%
8. Scottish 899 3.15%
9. Finnish 644 2.26%
10. Dutch 623 2.19%

Brighton Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 21,824 95.72%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 169 0.74%
3. Italian 138 0.61%
4. Polish 133 0.58%
5. German 118 0.52%
6. French 64 0.28%
7. Urdu 62 0.27%
8. Chinese 49 0.21%
9. Other West Germanic 45 0.20%
10. Arabic 45 0.20%

Brighton Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 23,304 95.58%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 633 2.60%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 445 1.83%

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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.


Brighton Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
48114 48116