Brighton, Michigan demographics

Brighton, MI demographics: median age 47.4; 48.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Brighton city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2610620. The survey estimates a population of 7,688 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Brighton is 47.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.2 years. There are 3,764 households (±235). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	47.4 ±3.2	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,688
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	1,139 ±227	14.8% ±2.9 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	1,516 ±295	19.7% ±3.8 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	2,778 ±332	36.1% ±4.3 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	2,255 ±274	29.3% ±3.6 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,688
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	3,618 ±238	47.1% ±3.1 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	4,070 ±241	52.9% ±3.1 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,688
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	7,293 ±163	94.9% ±2.1 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	60 ±53 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	85 ±119 · low precision	1.1% ±1.5 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	63 ±46 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	14 ±18 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	173 ±98 · low precision	2.3% ±1.3 pp · low precision	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,688
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,587 ±122	98.7% ±1.5 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	101 ±120 · low precision	1.3% ±1.6 pp · low precision	5.9%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,764
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,496 ±142	39.7% ±2.8 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	97 ±46	2.6% ±1.2 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	288 ±141	7.7% ±3.7 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,625 ±235	43.2% ±5.6 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	258 ±91	6.9% ±2.4 pp	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,764
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	710 ±124	18.9% ±3.1 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,054 ±263	81.1% ±4.8 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,764
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,625 ±235	43.2% ±5.6 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,344 ±208	35.7% ±5.0 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	402 ±105	10.7% ±2.7 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	256 ±91	6.8% ±2.4 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	126 ±84 · low precision	3.3% ±2.2 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	2 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	9 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,688
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	7,354 ±145	95.7% ±1.8 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	334 ±143	4.3% ±1.9 pp	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,336
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	6,957 ±260	94.8% ±3.2 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	68 ±92 · low precision	0.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	7 ±11 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	61 ±51 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	88 ±93 · low precision	1.2% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	115 ±172 · low precision	1.6% ±2.3 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	9 ±14 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	5 ±9 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	12 ±17 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	14 ±17 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 5,970
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	188 ±98 · low precision	3.1% ±1.6 pp · low precision	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,281 ±239	21.5% ±3.9 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,154 ±202	19.3% ±3.3 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	447 ±115	7.5% ±1.9 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,825 ±265	30.6% ±4.2 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,075 ±209	18.0% ±3.4 pp	12.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 7,629
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	6,545 ±320	85.8% ±4.2 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	636 ±258	8.3% ±3.4 pp	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	355 ±129	4.7% ±1.7 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	86 ±74 · low precision	1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	7 ±12 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.8% of Brighton residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 88.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Brighton	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.8% ±2.2 pp · low precision	4.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.8% ±3.3 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.1% ±1.8 pp	5.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Brighton . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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