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Brighton village, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Brighton village is a Census village of 2,306 people across 1.92 square miles of land, lying across Macoupin County and Jersey County. Median household income is $80,214, 82.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $243,000.
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Brighton
What Brighton is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.92 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,200
- County holding the largest share of its areaMacoupin County, 69.4 percent
- Counties this place lies inMacoupin County 69.4 percent, Jersey County 30.6 percent
Brighton village crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
How many people live in Brighton
- Population2,306
- Median age37.7
- Population under 18561 plus or minus 144
- Share under 1824.3 percent
- Population 65 and over430 plus or minus 94
- Share 65 and over18.6 percent
- Households820
- Family households600
- Share of households that are families73.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
Income and work in Brighton
- Median household income$80,214 plus or minus $16,597
- Per capita income$35,208
- Civilian labor force1,134
- Employed1,104
- Unemployed30 plus or minus 35
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over1,608
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.2 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.1 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
Housing in Brighton
- Housing units959
- Occupied units820
- Vacant units139 plus or minus 73
- Vacancy rate14.5 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Owner occupied680
- Renter occupied140 plus or minus 58
- Ownership rate82.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$145,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$815
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.2 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Single family units870
- Share single family90.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more65 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more6.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes24 plus or minus 22
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
How Brighton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,044
- Commuting under 15 minutes198 plus or minus 95
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.0 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more514 plus or minus 138
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.2 percent
- Drove alone79.2 percent
- Carpooled5.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport3.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Walked5.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Worked from home4.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
SBA loans in Brighton (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$243,000
- Average approval$121,500
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$150,000
- Largest approval$150,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 1 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brighton
SBA loans in Brighton (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$838,000
- Average approval$838,000
- Median approval$838,000
- Largest approval$838,000
- Jobs supported15
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brighton
Flood risk in Brighton
- Listed NFIP communities1
- Of those, participating1
- NFIP community number171168
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
This community carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Macoupin County, not Brighton
Macoupin County context, not Brighton figures
These are Macoupin County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Brighton measurements.
- Establishments in Macoupin County813
- Employment at those establishments, Macoupin County7,626
- Covered employment, Macoupin County10,150
- Average annual pay, Macoupin County$46,689
- Average weekly wage, Macoupin County$898
- Housing units permitted, Macoupin County65
- Of those, single family, Macoupin County59
- County product, 2024, Macoupin County$1,525,271,000
- County product change over the prior year, Macoupin County1.9 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Macoupin County$52,249
Every figure in this section is published for Macoupin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brighton. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
Brighton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brighton, Illinois?
2,306, in 820 households. Brighton village covers 1.92 square miles of land, which is 1,200 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brighton in?
Brighton lies in more than one. By area it is 69.4 percent in Macoupin County, 30.6 percent in Jersey County. This page sits under Macoupin County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Brighton?
$80,214. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $145,000. Median gross rent is $815 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brighton businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totalling $243,000, across 2 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $838,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brighton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brighton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brighton. only 1 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Is Brighton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brighton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as community 171168, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brighton figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Macoupin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brighton.
Is zoning published for Brighton?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.