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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Brighton is $35,788, which is higher than the state average of $26,143 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Brighton median household income is $60,346, which has grown by 25.99% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 9.90% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Brighton residents spend 27.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #57

Brighton, MI	35,788 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brighton, MI	37,435 USD
Michigan	27,763 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brighton, MI	45,311 USD
Michigan	34,444 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brighton, MI	31,983 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #73

Brighton, MI	60,346 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Brighton, MI	71,197 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #103

Brighton, MI	25.99%
Michigan	9.90%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Brighton, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.14%	$8,365, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.37%	$18,485, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.86%	$2,904, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.10%	$24,929, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Brighton, MI	78,654 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Brighton, MI	85,557 USD
Michigan	78,408 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Brighton, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$60,693, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$4,583, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$74,792, see rank	$38,757	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Brighton, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$21,848, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$74,776, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$74,107, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$36,422, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Brighton, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,425, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	3,121, 48.58%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,236, 71.64%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,236, 71.64%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,143, 95.84%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	93, 4.16%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	885, 28.36%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	3,304, 51.42%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,977, 59.84%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,977, 59.84%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,865, 94.33%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	112, 5.67%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,327, 40.16%, see rank	42.52%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Brighton, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,942, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,412, 86.56%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	253, 6.42%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	87, 2.21%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	44, 1.12%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	146, 3.70%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Brighton, MI	27.2 minutes
Michigan	23.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Brighton, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,008	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	2,143, 53.47%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	812, 37.89%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	335, 15.63%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	439, 20.49%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 0.05%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	182, 8.49%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	271, 12.65%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	1,865, 46.53%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	771, 41.34%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	355, 19.03%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	624, 33.46%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	115, 6.17%, see rank	7.30%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Brighton, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,008, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	24, 0.60%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	222, 5.54%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	555, 13.85%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	115, 2.87%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	438, 10.93%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	99, 2.47%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	71, 1.77%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	343, 8.56%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	447, 11.15%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	788, 19.66%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	445, 11.10%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	235, 5.86%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	226, 5.64%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Brighton, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	492	6.60%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	50	2.56%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.