Brighton, MI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Brighton, MI: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 46,134. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BRIGHTON-MI · Brighton, MI 2 ZIPs · 46,134 pop · #2582/25278 · Livingston County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $115,413
  • RANK-TOP #2582/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Pinckney
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-SMALL 46,134
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 48116→48114
  • HOME-MID $395,650

Nearest income peer: Pinckney, MI ( $6,084 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Brighton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Brighton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Brighton, MI sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 10%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
46,134
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$115,413
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $115,413 and home value $395,650 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 50.9%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Michigan, Belmont is the closest lower-income city and Clarkston the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Brighton.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Brighton differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Brighton: $106,763 in ZIP 48116 to $124,063 in 48114. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.2×

48116 to 48114

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.1×

48116 to 48114

Poverty-rate spread
1.6 points

48114 to 48116

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 48116 skews compact Brighton

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 48116 covers about 57% of Brighton's 46,134 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Brighton

Citywide ZBP: 1,805 establishments, 26,378 employees , annual payroll $1,312,861k (~39 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 48116 (1,231 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (243) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Brighton, MI

These ZIP codes sit in Livingston County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Brighton. See the Livingston County roll-up →

No other city sharing Livingston County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Brighton. Howell, Pinckney and Fowlerville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Hamburg marks the far end of that range at $47,188, 59% below Brighton.

Side-by-side: Compare 48116 vs 48114 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
48116 26,432 $106,763 1,231 279
48114 19,702 $124,063 574 230

Brighton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Brighton, .