Moving to Brighton, Illinois
Population: 2,196. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,324 (+5.8% change)
Males: 1,061 (48.3%), Females: 1,135 (51.7%)
Macoupin County
Zip code: 62012
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $38,750
Median house value: $74,100
Population by Race
Races in Brighton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (26.5%), English (14.0%), Irish (11.5%), United States (9.5%), French (2.9%), Italian (2.8%).
Elevation: 653 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Brighton
- High school or higher: 85.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Brighton village
- Never married: 19.6%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 10.5%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -128 (-5.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Brighton:
- ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; ALTON, IL)
- ALTON MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (about 10 miles; ALTON, IL)
- SAINT ANTHONY HEALTH CENTER (about 10 miles; ALTON, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brighton:
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 14 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: ALN)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 26 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: STL)
- SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 41 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: BLV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brighton:
- ST CHARLES COUNTY SMARTT (about 21 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Abbreviation: SET)
- ZELMER MEMORIAL AIRPARK INC (about 29 miles; PALMYRA, IL; Abbreviation: 5K1)
- ST CHARLES (about 29 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Abbreviation: 3SQ)
Amtrak station near Brighton:
- 10 miles: ALTON (3400 COLLEGE AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brighton:
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 23 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 26 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 26 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 9,715)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 29 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,286)
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,939)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 30 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,441)
Public primary/middle schools in Brighton:
- BRIGHTON NORTH ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 406; Location: PO BOX 757; Grades: 02 – 06)
- BRIGHTON WEST ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 220; Location: PO BOX 728; Grades: PK – 01)
Libraries
Library in Brighton:
- BRIGHTON MEM. P.L. (Operating income: $49,196; Location: 110 N. MAIN STREET; 8,966 books; 253 audio materials; 200 video materials; 1 serial subscriptions)