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Brighton, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Brighton is a Census city of 7,688 people across 3.51 square miles of land, in Livingston County. Median household income is $80,682, 66.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 89 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $56.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brighton
What Brighton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.51 sq mi
- Water area0.18 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,188
- County holding the largest share of its areaLivingston 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.
Brighton
How many people live in Brighton
- Population7,688
- Median age47.4
- Population under 181,139
- Share under 1814.8 percent
- Population 65 and over2,255
- Share 65 and over29.3 percent
- Households3,764
- Family households1,881
- Share of households that are families50.0 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$80,682
- Per capita income$53,464
- Civilian labor force4,029
- Employed3,912
- Unemployed117 plus or minus 70
- Unemployment rate2.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over5,970
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher48.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
Housing in Brighton
- Housing units4,033
- Occupied units3,764
- Vacant units269 plus or minus 105
- Vacancy rate6.7 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Owner occupied2,505
- Renter occupied1,259
- Ownership rate66.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$339,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,198
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.8 percent
- Single family units2,333
- Share single family57.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,660
- Share in buildings of two or more41.2 percent
- Mobile homes17 plus or minus 21
- Median year structure built1986
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 commute3,207
- Commuting under 15 minutes935 plus or minus 213
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,268
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.5 percent
- Drove alone76.9 percent
- Carpooled3.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home18.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
SBA loans in Brighton (7(a))
- Approvals89
- Gross approval$56,610,500
- Average approval$636,073
- Median approval$200,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,741,400
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,482
- Jobs per approval16.7
- Loans with a final outcome17
- Paid in full16
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.0 percent
- Share to franchises13.5 percent
- Distinct lenders27
- Distinct industries by NAICS50
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brighton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 17 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
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)
- Approvals33
- Gross approval$20,882,000
- Average approval$632,788
- Median approval$381,000
- Largest approval$2,528,000
- Jobs supported256
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brighton, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 9 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brighton
Flood risk in Brighton
- NFIP communityCity of Brighton
- NFIP community number260783
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/17/08
The City of Brighton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260783 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Livingston County, not Brighton
Livingston County context, not Brighton figures
- Establishments in Livingston County4,495
- Covered employment, Livingston County64,380
- Average annual pay, Livingston County$57,015
- Housing units permitted, Livingston County488
Every figure in this section is published for Livingston County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brighton.
All Livingston County figures →
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
Brighton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brighton, Michigan?
7,688, in 3,764 households. Brighton city covers 3.51 square miles of land, which is 2,188 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?
Livingston 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 Brighton?
$80,682. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $339,000. Median gross rent is $1,198 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?
89 7(a) approvals totaling $56.6 m since FY2020, across 27 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 33 504 approvals worth $20.9 m since FY2010. 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 17 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Brighton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brighton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brighton, city of, community 260783, 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 labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Livingston 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?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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