Editing Brighton Township, Michigan (section)

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 17,673 people, 5,950 households, and 5,015 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|533.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,177 housing units at an average density of {{convert|186.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 97.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.83% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.31% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.81% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.22% of the population.  More than 70% of the residents claim [[Polish people|Polish]], [[Irish people|Irish]], [[English people|English]] or [[Germans|German]] ancestry.  Another 15% claim [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] ancestry.

There were 5,950 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.7% were non-families. 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.25. The median Brighton Township home was worth $255,100 and over 66% of the homes are assessed between $200,000 to $500,000. About 17.6% of the population have no mortgage nor rent payment<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US2610620&_street=&_county=brighton&_cityTown=brighton&_state=04000US26&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2009_5YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211180221/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US2610620&_geoContext=01000US |archive-date=2020-02-11|access-date=2023-08-04|title=American Fact Finder , Community Facts}}</ref> and 60% of local residents spend less than 25% of household income on housing and housing-related expenses.

In the township, the population distribution was spaced with 30.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older with the median age at 38 years. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township for 2010 was $93,327, and the median income for a family was $99,680.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_S1901&prodType=table_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=brighton+township&_cityTown=brighton+township&_state=04000US26&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010|title=United States Census|access-date=2020-04-03|archive-date=2020-02-12|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212210048/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_5YR_S1901&prodType=table_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=brighton+township&_cityTown=brighton+township&_state=04000US26&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010|url-status=dead}}</ref>  Males had a median income of $64,775 versus $33,328 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $38,151. About 1.8% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.