Brighton vs Girard

A side-by-side comparison of Brighton and Girard: population, income, housing, and more.

Brighton and Girard are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brighton has the higher population (2,536 vs 1,740 in Girard). Brighton has the higher median household income ($74,327 vs $40,250 in Girard). Brighton has the higher median home value ($123,000 vs $96,300 in Girard).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Girard
Population	2,536	1,740
Median age	37.2 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$74,327	$40,250
Median home value	$123,000	$96,300
Median gross rent	$955	$775
Housing units	985	855
Homeownership rate	84.2%	49.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Girard
Population	2,272 → 2,536 (+11.6%)	1,894 → 1,740 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$63,906 → $74,327 (+16.3%)	$44,469 → $40,250 (-9.5%)
Median home value	$102,700 → $123,000 (+19.8%)	$69,200 → $96,300 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $955 (+33.6%)	$756 → $775 (+2.5%)

Brighton

Population

2,2722,536

Median household income

$63,906$74,327

Median home value

$102,700$123,000

Median gross rent

$715$955

Girard

Population

1,8941,740

Median household income

$44,469$40,250

Median home value

$69,200$96,300

Median gross rent

$756$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Girard
Under 5	6.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	20.3%	15.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	13.1%	15.8%
35 to 44	16.4%	10.5%
45 to 54	10.6%	10.3%
55 to 64	11.6%	16.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	12.2%
75 and over	6.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Girard
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.6%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Girard
No high school diploma	8.4%	14.8%
High school graduate	43.2%	51.3%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Girard
Drove alone	82.3%	79.4%
Carpooled	6.0%	4.3%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	10.6%
Other means	1.1%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Girard
1-unit, detached	92.1%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Girard
Poverty rate	12.7%	30.3%
Average household size	2.90	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1973	1955