Brighton, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,370 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,370 (all nonfarm))

Brighton, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 864 (824 occupied: 675 owner occupied, 149 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	33%

Housing density: 537 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $434 (lower quartile is $344, upper quartile is $540)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $537

Median gross rent in Brighton, IL in 2007: $647

Housing units in Brighton with a mortgage: 397 (52 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 234

Brighton,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $120,093 (it was $73,500 in 2000)

Brighton:	$120,093
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $88,871 - $155,432

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $133,623
Here: $133,623
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $211,905
Here: $211,905
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $251,817
Here: $251,817
State: $320,810

Mobile homes: $28,333
Here: $28,333
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,138

In family households: 1,868 (502 male householders, 90 female householders)
494 spouses, 708 children (637 natural, 20 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 11 other relatives, 40 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 270 (78 male householders (57 living alone)), 138 female householders (119 living alone)), 54 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 63 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 237 2-persons, 141 3-persons, 143 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 17 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 176 1-person, 27 2-persons, 13 3-persons.

441 married couples with children.
107 single-parent households (27 men, 80 women).

98.2% of residents of Brighton speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 14 (0.6%)
(78.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brighton, Illinois:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 15 4 rooms: 29 5 rooms: 205 6 rooms: 203 7 rooms: 121 8 rooms: 47 9 or more rooms: 53

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brighton, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 21 4 rooms: 50 5 rooms: 35 6 rooms: 18 7 rooms: 11 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 19
1995 to 1998: 39
1990 to 1994: 40
1980 to 1989: 65
1970 to 1979: 203
1960 to 1969: 188
1950 to 1959: 105
1940 to 1949: 53
1939 or earlier: 152

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brighton:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 4 2 bedrooms: 125 3 bedrooms: 413 4 bedrooms: 106 5 or more bedrooms: 25

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brighton:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 33 2 bedrooms: 66 3 bedrooms: 41 4 bedrooms: 4 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Brighton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 181 2 vehicles: 326 3 vehicles: 111 4 vehicles: 31 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Brighton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 27 1 vehicle: 55 2 vehicles: 47 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 3

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Brighton, IL:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 34
$50,000 to $59,999: 88
$60,000 to $69,999: 125
$70,000 to $79,999: 122
$80,000 to $89,999: 80
$90,000 to $99,999: 51
$100,000 to $124,999: 34
$125,000 to $149,999: 32
$150,000 to $174,999: 19
$175,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 to $249,999: 20
$250,000 to $299,999: 2
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Brighton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Brighton:

Less than $100: 10 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 3
$200 to $249: 3
$250 to $299: 9
$300 to $349: 8
$350 to $399: 15
$400 to $449: 27
$450 to $499: 14
$500 to $549: 14
$550 to $599: 10
$600 to $649: 8
$650 to $699: 10
$700 to $749: 4
$750 to $799: 1
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 2
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 19

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2 1990 to 1994: 1 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 1 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 2

Brighton, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 14.8%
Number of people working at home: 7 (0.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 58
5 to 9 minutes: 44
10 to 14 minutes: 66
15 to 19 minutes: 114
20 to 24 minutes: 178
25 to 29 minutes: 65
30 to 34 minutes: 133
35 to 39 minutes: 30
40 to 44 minutes: 24
45 to 59 minutes: 109
60 to 89 minutes: 166
90 or more minutes: 17

Brighton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 892 (88%)
Carpooled: 101 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 7 (1%)
Worked at home: 7 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 69
$10,000 to $14,999: 49
$15,000 to $19,999: 52
$20,000 to $24,999: 61
$25,000 to $29,999: 56
$30,000 to $34,999: 62
$35,000 to $39,999: 70
$40,000 to $44,999: 49
$45,000 to $49,999: 31
$50,000 to $59,999: 100
$60,000 to $74,999: 99
$75,000 to $99,999: 74
$100,000 to $124,999: 26
$125,000 to $149,999: 8
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

German: 456

English: 236

United States or American: 209

Irish: 170

Other groups: 141

Italian: 48

French (except Basque): 41

European: 22

Scotch-Irish: 20

Scottish: 18

Dutch: 17

Polish: 7

Scandinavian: 7

British: 6

Norwegian: 6

Swedish: 6

French Canadian: 4

Austrian: 3

Macedonian: 2

Bulgarian: 2

Northern European: 2

Portuguese: 2

Swiss: 2

Welsh: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (50%)
Philippines (29%)
Korea (14%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1757
Northeast: 36
Midwest: 219
South: 111
West: 53

60% of Brighton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 16
9th grade: 9
10th grade: 13
11th grade: 26
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 265
Less than 1 year of college: 72
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 97
Associate degree: 45
Bachelor's degree: 58
Master's degree: 7
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 43
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 21
11th grade: 23
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 320
Less than 1 year of college: 83
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 107
Associate degree: 42
Bachelor's degree: 67
Master's degree: 13
Professional school degree: 18
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 50.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,162
Asian householders: $7,820
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $115,221
Some other race householders: $71,634
Two or more races householders: $49,794
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $31,007

Brighton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Brighton marital status for males

Brighton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $121,391
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $122,535
Some other race householders: $106,197
Two or more races householders: $73,521
Hispanic or Latino householders: $114,366

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 767
One, attached: 3
Two: 38
3 or 4: 4
5 to 9: 6
10 to 19: 15
Mobile homes: 31

Median worth of mobile homes: $32,294

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Brighton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (87%) Electricity (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (25%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	3.1%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	4.4%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

Here:	15.8%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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