Editing Brighton, Michigan (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 252
|1870= 454
|1880= 803
|1890= 741
|1900= 781
|1910= 767
|1920= 800
|1930= 1287
|1940= 1353
|1950= 1861
|1960= 2282
|1970= 2457
|1980= 4268
|1990= 5686
|2000= 6701
|2010= 7444
|2020= 7446
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
The city's median household income in 2009 was $47,668, and the median family income was $77,105.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US2610620&_geoContext=01000US|04000US26|05000US26093|06000US2609310640&_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= American FactFinder<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417022409/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US2610620&_geoContext=01000US |date=April 17, 2014 }}</ref> Males had a median income of $48,554 versus $30,877 for females. The city's per capita income was $29,781. Brighton's surrounding townships and communities, such as Brighton and Genoa Township, have median household incomes in excess of $90,000, making it one of the more prosperous places in Michigan. About 3.0% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over in the 2000 census.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] the city had 7,444 people, 3,603 households, and 1,811 families. The population density was {{convert|2091.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,905 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1096.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The city's racial makeup was 96.0% White, 0.7% African American, 0.4% Native American, 1.1% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3%.<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-25}}</ref>

There were 3,603 households, of which 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 49.7% were non-families. 42.7% of households were one person and 19.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.81.

The median age was 43.4 years. 19% of the city's population was under age 18; 7.1% was between age 18 and 24; 26% was from age 25 to 44; 26.1% was from 45 to 64, and 21.7% were age 65 or older. The city's gender makeup was 46.2% male and 53.8% female.

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] the city had 6,701 people, 3,103 households, and 1,746 families. The population density was {{convert|1,857.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,241 housing units at an average density of {{convert|898.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The city's racial makeup was 99.76% White, 0.034% African American, 0.042% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.0093% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.48%.<ref name="GR2" />

There were 3,103 households, of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.3% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.7% were non-families. 37.8% of households were one person and 15.5% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.87.

21.7% of the city's population was under age 18, 8.5% was from age 18 to 24, 31.9% was from age 25 to 44, 21.4% was from age 45 to 64, and 16.6% was age 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.