Brighton, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 35,588, Rural population: 0)

Brighton, New York Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 16,705 (15,854 occupied: 9,076 owner occupied, 6,778 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	43%
State:	47%

Housing density: 1081 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $885 (lower quartile is $760, upper quartile is $1,090)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $869

Median gross rent in Brighton, NY in 2007: $955

Housing units in Brighton with a mortgage: 5,848 (358 second mortgage, 857 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,708

Brighton,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $279,855 (it was $124,100 in 2000)

Brighton:	$279,855
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $159,470 - $406,766

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $321,563
Here: $321,563
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $211,384
Here: $211,384
State: $476,263

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $206,471
Here: $206,471
State: $552,553

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $168,771
Here: $168,771
State: $503,284

Mobile homes: $226,471
Here: $226,471
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 33,933

In family households: 25,311 (6,647 male householders, 2,084 female householders)
7,157 spouses, 8,393 children (7,788 natural, 298 adopted, 307 stepchildren), 169 grandchildren, 220 brothers or sisters, 210 parents, 187 other relatives, 244 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,622 (2,844 male householders (2,046 living alone)), 4,281 female householders (3,712 living alone)), 1,497 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,655 (1,413 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,365 2-persons, 1,912 3-persons, 1,721 4-persons, 518 5-persons, 179 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,758 1-person, 1,258 2-persons, 109 3-persons.

5,681 married couples with children.
1,202 single-parent households (239 men, 963 women).

83.2% of residents of Brighton speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
8.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 5,494 (15.4%)
(44.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.9
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brighton, New York:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 150 4 rooms: 350 5 rooms: 977 6 rooms: 2,180 7 rooms: 2,130 8 rooms: 1,865 9 or more rooms: 1,405

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brighton, New York:
	1 room: 207 2 rooms: 646 3 rooms: 2,312 4 rooms: 2,346 5 rooms: 799 6 rooms: 290 7 rooms: 86 8 rooms: 41 9 or more rooms: 51

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 118
1995 to 1998: 660
1990 to 1994: 175
1980 to 1989: 1,254
1970 to 1979: 2,689
1960 to 1969: 3,723
1950 to 1959: 3,313
1940 to 1949: 1,662
1939 or earlier: 3,111

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brighton:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 103 2 bedrooms: 1,466 3 bedrooms: 4,459 4 bedrooms: 2,451 5 or more bedrooms: 592

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brighton:
	no bedroom: 269 1 bedroom: 2,670 2 bedrooms: 3,256 3 bedrooms: 506 4 bedrooms: 77 5 or more bedrooms: 0

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: 225 1 vehicle: 2,816 2 vehicles: 4,862 3 vehicles: 915 4 vehicles: 227 5 or more vehicles: 31

Cars and other vehicles available in Brighton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,029 1 vehicle: 3,989 2 vehicles: 1,564 3 vehicles: 182 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 29
$50,000 to $59,999: 62
$60,000 to $69,999: 189
$70,000 to $79,999: 222
$80,000 to $89,999: 658
$90,000 to $99,999: 1012
$100,000 to $124,999: 2152
$125,000 to $149,999: 1574
$150,000 to $174,999: 798
$175,000 to $199,999: 412
$200,000 to $249,999: 499
$250,000 to $299,999: 326
$300,000 to $399,999: 251
$400,000 to $499,999: 130
$500,000 to $749,999: 157
$750,000 to $999,999: 43
$1,000,000 or more: 29

Brighton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Brighton:

Less than $100: 26 people
$100 to $149: 17
$150 to $199: 23
$200 to $249: 21
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 2
$400 to $449: 46
$450 to $499: 24
$500 to $549: 31
$550 to $599: 55
$600 to $649: 65
$650 to $699: 122
$700 to $749: 392
$750 to $799: 768
$800 to $899: 2,005
$900 to $999: 1,283
$1,000 to $1,249: 900
$1,250 to $1,499: 246
$1,500 to $1,999: 227
$2,000 or more: 418
No cash rent: 100

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,879 1990 to 1994: 910 1985 to 1989: 534 1980 to 1984: 358 1975 to 1979: 382 1970 to 1974: 197 1970 to 1974: 242 1965 to 1969: 992

Brighton, NY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.3%
Number of people working at home: 681 (3.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 377
5 to 9 minutes: 2368
10 to 14 minutes: 4715
15 to 19 minutes: 4693
20 to 24 minutes: 2760
25 to 29 minutes: 517
30 to 34 minutes: 760
35 to 39 minutes: 116
40 to 44 minutes: 83
45 to 59 minutes: 159
60 to 89 minutes: 92
90 or more minutes: 117

Brighton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 14,759 (85%)
Carpooled: 1,281 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 316 (2%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 81 (0%)
Walked: 258 (1%)
Other means: 47 (0%)
Worked at home: 681 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 809
$10,000 to $14,999: 620
$15,000 to $19,999: 837
$20,000 to $24,999: 722
$25,000 to $29,999: 803
$30,000 to $34,999: 1086
$35,000 to $39,999: 796
$40,000 to $44,999: 953
$45,000 to $49,999: 874
$50,000 to $59,999: 1512
$60,000 to $74,999: 1751
$75,000 to $99,999: 1858
$100,000 to $124,999: 1320
$125,000 to $149,999: 626
$150,000 to $199,999: 698
$200,000 or more: 591

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6182

German: 3957

Irish: 3941

Italian: 3534

English: 3031

Polish: 1623

Russian: 1613

United States or American: 1583

Scottish: 574

Dutch: 478

French (except Basque): 384

Ukrainian: 368

Scotch-Irish: 321

European: 312

Greek: 279

Hungarian: 267

Eastern European: 253

Subsaharan African:: 251

French Canadian: 223

Norwegian: 206

Swedish: 199

Arab:: 195

Austrian: 185

British: 184

Canadian: 178

African: 150

Lithuanian: 122

Swiss: 102

Turkish: 86

Yugoslavian: 81

Romanian: 75

Latvian: 74

Portuguese: 69

Syrian: 65

Welsh: 60

Egyptian: 53

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 53

Danish: 49

Zimbabwean: 49

Northern European: 45

Belgian: 42

Slovak: 36

Jamaican: 36

Israeli: 34

Czech: 33

Lebanese: 30

Arab/Arabic: 29

Finnish: 22

Other Subsaharan African: 21

Pennsylvania German: 20

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 19

Australian: 18

Iraqi: 18

Czechoslovakian: 17

Somalian: 15

Armenian: 14

South African: 10

Slavic: 9

Slovene: 8

Serbian: 8

Scandinavian: 7

Croatian: 7

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7

Haitian: 6

U.S. Virgin Islander: 4

Ethiopian: 3

Ghanian: 3

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

India (14%)
Russia (9%)
Canada (7%)
Korea (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Germany (4%)
Vietnam (4%)

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

This state: 22537
Northeast: 3071
Midwest: 1875
South: 1261
West: 880

55% of Brighton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 117
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 96
9th grade: 130
10th grade: 159
11th grade: 213
12th grade, no diploma: 144
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,357
Less than 1 year of college: 395
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 984
Associate degree: 729
Bachelor's degree: 3,043
Master's degree: 2,132
Professional school degree: 1,394
Doctorate degree: 795

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 108
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 97
7th and 8th grade: 254
9th grade: 148
10th grade: 173
11th grade: 216
12th grade, no diploma: 319
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,202
Less than 1 year of college: 559
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,487
Associate degree: 1,092
Bachelor's degree: 3,717
Master's degree: 2,851
Professional school degree: 514
Doctorate degree: 375

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 6.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 19.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 23.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.4%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $65,947
Black householders: $54,775
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $64,314
Asian householders: $56,487
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $39,455
Some other race householders: $42,810
Two or more races householders: $54,254
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $48,192

Brighton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Brighton household income for Black householders

Brighton household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Brighton household income for Asian householders

Brighton household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Brighton household income for Some other race householders

Brighton household income for Two or more races householders

Brighton household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Brighton marital status for males

Brighton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $262,116
Black or African American householders: $233,460
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $158,028
Asian householders: $287,611
Some other race householders: $246,524
Two or more races householders: $158,028
Hispanic or Latino householders: $265,909

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,693
One, attached: 1,070
Two: 159
3 or 4: 603
5 to 9: 3,402
10 to 19: 913
20 to 49: 551
50 or more: 1,297
Mobile homes: 17

Median worth of mobile homes: $300,953

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Brighton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Electricity (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (30%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 470

Here:	14.1%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 157

Here:	10.1%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 775

Here:	49.4%
New York:	38.2%

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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