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Bright, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Bright is a Census CDP of 5,540 people across 12.54 square miles of land, in Dearborn County. Median household income is $108,974, 89.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bright
What Bright is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area12.54 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land442
- County holding the largest share of its areaDearborn County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bright
How many people live in Bright
- Population5,540
- Median age42.1
- Population under 181,376 plus or minus 291
- Share under 1824.8 percent
- Population 65 and over1,207 plus or minus 265
- Share 65 and over21.8 percent
- Households2,206
- Family households1,728
- Share of households that are families78.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bright
Income and work in Bright
- Median household income$108,974
- Per capita income$44,913
- Civilian labor force2,926
- Employed2,906
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Adults 25 and over3,876
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.9 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bright
Housing in Bright
- Housing units2,285
- Occupied units2,206
- Vacant units79 plus or minus 88
- Vacancy rate3.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Owner occupied1,971
- Renter occupied235 plus or minus 110
- Ownership rate89.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$279,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$869
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.6 percent
- Single family units2,023
- Share single family88.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more234 plus or minus 118
- Share in buildings of two or more10.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Mobile homes28 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bright
How Bright gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,342
- Commuting under 15 minutes260 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.1 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,299
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more55.5 percent
- Drove alone72.6 percent
- Carpooled6.0 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Worked from home18.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Dearborn County, not Bright
Dearborn County context, not Bright figures
- Establishments in Dearborn County988
- Covered employment, Dearborn County14,586
- Average annual pay, Dearborn County$50,978
- Housing units permitted, Dearborn County120
Every figure in this section is published for Dearborn County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bright.
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.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bright questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bright, Indiana?
5,540, in 2,206 households. Bright CDP covers 12.54 square miles of land, which is 442 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bright in?
Dearborn County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bright?
$108,974. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $279,500. Median gross rent is $869 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Bright figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dearborn 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 Bright.
Is zoning published for Bright?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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