Brighton is a very small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 2,164 people and two associated neighborhoods, Brighton is the 561st largest community in Illinois.Brighton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Brighton is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Brighton who work in management occupations (11.50%), sales jobs (11.14%), and food service (9.42%). Because of many things, Brighton is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Brighton really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Brighton perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Brighton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.03 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The education level of Brighton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.20% of adults in Brighton have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Brighton in 2022 was $35,208, which is middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,832 for a family of four. However, Brighton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Brighton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brighton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brighton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Brighton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
