Brighton township, MI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 19,137 ( 1,346 from 2010 )
Land area: 33.0 square miles
Population density: 580.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	17,519	91.55%	2.9%
Black:	233	1.22%	119.8%
Indian:	45	0.24%	4.7%
Asian:	305	1.59%	83.7%
2+ races:	590	3.08%	296.0%
Hispanic:	421	2.20%	39.9%

Total non-White:	1,618	8.45%	109.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	499	3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	847	5.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
17,791
17,020	95.67%
106	0.60%
43	0.24%
166	0.93%
149	0.84%
301	1.69%
771	4.33%

2000
17,694
17,046	96.34%
110	0.62%
51	0.29%
200	1.13%
133	0.75%
154	0.87%
648	3.66%

1990
14,815
14,435	97.44%
31	0.21%
205	1.38%
85	0.57%
n/a
59	0.40%
380	2.56%

1980
11,222
11,070	98.65%
21	0.19%
39	0.35%
4	0.04%
n/a
88	0.78%
152	1.35%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-26	-0.1
123	0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2,611	17.6
268	1.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

3,365	30.0
228	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Brighton township, MI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.5
3,997	20.9%
15,140	79.1%
3,363	17.6%

6,876
2.77

5,682	82.6%
4,983	87.7%
228	4.0%
1,194	17.4%

2010
Number	Percent
43.8
4,376	24.6%
13,415	75.4%
2,074	11.7%

6,415
2.76

5,200	81.1%
4,593	88.3%
182	3.5%
1,215	18.9%

2000
Number	Percent
37.5
5,251	29.7%
12,443	70.3%
1,273	7.2%

6,044
2.92

5,020	83.1%
4,414	87.9%
233	4.6%
1,024	16.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
4,457	30.1%
10,358	69.9%
818	5.5%

4,711
3.13

4,103	87.1%
3,846	93.7%
83	2.0%
608	12.9%

1980
Number	Percent
28.1
3,996	35.6%
7,226	64.4%
549	4.9%

3,320
3.36

2,913	87.7%
2,712	93.1%
105	3.6%
407	12.3%

2022 Housing Data for Brighton township, MI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	69	1.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	62	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	97	1.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	195	2.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	144	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	90	1.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	177	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	153	2.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	173	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	248	3.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	387	5.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	843	12.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	980	14.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	602	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,037	15.1%
$200,000 or more	1,619	23.5%

Median Household Income	120,874
Per Capita Income	57,196

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	262	3.8%
Public Assistance	120	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	306	4.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	8,957	74.6%
Unemployed	268	2.2%
In Armed Forces	19	0.2%

Total Labor Force	9,244	77.0%
Not in Labor Force	2,761	23.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	4,176	2,803	59.8%
Non-Profit	264	459	36.5%
Self-Employed	635	377	62.7%

Local Government	151	316	32.3%
State Government	139	231	37.6%
Federal Government	59	75	44.0%

Total Private + Self	4,811	3,180	60.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	613	1,081	36.2%
Total	5,424	4,261	56.0%

Pct. Govt.	10.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,960	20.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,958	20.2%
Professional, Technical	2,989	30.8%
Service Occupations	1,168	12.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	26	0.3%
All others	1,632	16.8%

White Collar		71.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,995	20.6%
Health care and social assistance	1,462	15.1%
Retail trade	1,147	11.8%
Educational services	682	7.0%
Construction	673	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	632	6.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	544	5.6%
Other services	429	4.4%
Finance and insurance	391	4.0%
Public administration	362	3.7%
Wholesale trade	271	2.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	269	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	208	2.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	206	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	171	1.8%
Information	117	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	67	0.7%
Utilities	55	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	21	0.2%
Management	5	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	288	1.50%
Puerto Rican	10	0.05%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	35	0.18%

Total Central American	15	0.08%
Costa Rican	9	0.05%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	6	0.03%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	17	0.09%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	17	0.09%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	56	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	207	1.08%
Vietnamese	47	0.25%
Korean	26	0.14%
Thai	12	0.06%
Japanese	7	0.04%
Filipino	6	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	17,653	96.5%
Other Indo-European	188	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	129	0.7%
Spanish	92	0.5%
German, other Germanic	76	0.4%
Arabic	64	0.3%
Chinese	41	0.2%
Korean	19	0.1%
Other	19	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,251	22.2%
Polish	2,381	12.4%
Irish	2,379	12.4%
English	2,325	12.1%
Italian	1,272	6.6%
European	846	4.4%
French	705	3.7%
American	600	3.1%
Scottish	560	2.9%
Dutch	420	2.2%
Finnish	352	1.8%
French Canadian	351	1.8%
Canadian	299	1.6%
Hungarian	264	1.4%
Swedish	234	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	18,899	98.8%
Not a citizen	238	1.2%

Native	18,412	96.2%
Foreign-born	725	3.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
84	0.6%	196	1.5%	2,657	19.7%	3,865	28.7%	4,437	33.0%	2,215	16.5%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	84	0.6%
9-12 Years	196	1.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,657	19.7%
Some College	3,865	28.7%
Bach. Degree	4,437	33.0%
Grad Degree	2,215	16.5%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +790	D +585	D + 9.8%
D +1,375
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,041	D +198	D + 6.6%
D +1,239
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,416	R +532	R + 0.1%
D +884

2016 vs. 2008	R +626	R +1,117	R + 10.0%
D -491
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	88%	Donald Trump* (R)	8,005	60.3%	Joe Biden (D)	5,072	38.2%	194	1.5%	13,271	13	14	0.24%
2016	80%	Donald Trump (R)	7,215	62.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,697	31.9%	667	5.8%	11,579	15	16	0.24%
2012	79%	Mitt Romney (R)	6,964	63.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,833	35.2%	106	1.0%	10,903	19	17	0.23%
2008	83%	John McCain (R)	6,589	60.1%	Barack Obama (D)	4,188	38.2%	188	1.7%	10,965	19	14	0.22%
2004	83%	George W. Bush* (R)	6,977	65.8%	John Kerry (D)	3,525	33.3%	95	0.9%	10,597	18	15	0.22%
2000	77%	George W. Bush (R)	6,061	63.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,222	33.8%	250	2.6%	9,533	17	16	0.23%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Brighton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

5,072

38.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

8,005

60.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

147

1.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

13,271

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Brighton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,697

31.9%

Donald Trump (R)

7,215

62.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

461

4.0%

Other

206

1.8%

TOTAL

11,579

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Brighton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,833

35.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

6,964

63.9%

Other

106

1.0%

TOTAL

10,903

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Brighton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

4,188

38.2%

John McCain (R)

6,589

60.1%

Other

188

1.7%

TOTAL

10,965

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Brighton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

6,977

65.8%

John Kerry (D)

3,525

33.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

10,597

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 15

2000 President, Brighton township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

6,061

63.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,222

33.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

193

2.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

9,533

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brighton township, MI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	77%	Tudor Dixon (R)	6,429	55.7%	Gretchen Whitmer* (D)	4,948	42.9%	165 [+]	1.4%	11,542	12	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 126 (1.1%); Kevin Hogan (Green) 17 (0.1%); Donna Brandenburg (U.S. Taxpayers) 16 (0.1%); Daryl Simpson (Natural Law) 6 (0.1%);
2020	S2	87%	John James (R)	8,207	62.4%	Gary Peters* (D)	4,804	36.5%	140 [+]	1.1%	13,151	14	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Marcia Squier (Green) 65 (0.5%); Valerie Willis (U.S. Taxpayers) 59 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 16 (0.1%);
2018	S1	72%	John James (R)	6,459	61.3%	Debbie Stabenow* (D)	3,966	37.7%	106 [+]	1.0%	10,531	16	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Marcia Squier (Green) 57 (0.5%); George Huffman (U.S. Taxpayers) 28 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 21 (0.2%);
2018	G	72%	Bill Schuette (R)	6,230	58.9%	Gretchen Whitmer (D)	4,132	39.0%	223 [+]	2.1%	10,585	15	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Bill Gelineau (Libertarian) 135 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 55 (0.5%); Todd Schleiger (U.S. Taxpayers) 33 (0.3%);
2014	S2	55%	Terri Lynn Land (R)	4,526	58.2%	Gary Peters (D)	2,928	37.6%	324 [+]	4.2%	7,778	17	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Jim Fulner (Libertarian) 195 (2.5%); Richard Matkin (U.S. Taxpayers) 82 (1.1%); Chris Wahmhoff (Green) 47 (0.6%);
2014	G	56%	Rick Snyder* (R)	5,631	71.2%	Mark Schauer (D)	2,158	27.3%	122 [+]	1.5%	7,911	20	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Mary Buzuma (Libertarian) 77 (1.0%); Paul Homeniuk (Green) 28 (0.4%); Mark McFarlin (U.S. Taxpayers) 17 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,052
Median Value	$376,900

Occupied	6,876	97.5%
Vacant	176	2.5%

Owned	6,447	93.8%
Rented	429	6.2%
Median Rent	$1,382

Single-Family Units	6,694	94.9%
Detached	6,566	93.1%
Attached	128	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	207	2.9%
Mobile Homes	124	1.8%

Brighton township, MI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brighton township, MI

2022 Housing Data for Brighton township, MI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brighton township, MI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Brighton township, MI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brighton township, MI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Brighton township, MI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brighton township, MI