Brighton vs Staunton

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

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

Staunton has the higher population (4,307 vs 2,536 in Brighton). Brighton has the higher median household income ($74,327 vs $65,435 in Staunton). Staunton has the higher median home value ($139,500 vs $123,000 in Brighton).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Staunton
Population	2,536	4,307
Median age	37.2 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$74,327	$65,435
Median home value	$123,000	$139,500
Median gross rent	$955	$805
Housing units	985	2,334
Homeownership rate	84.2%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Staunton
Population	2,272 → 2,536 (+11.6%)	5,066 → 4,307 (-15.0%)
Median household income	$63,906 → $74,327 (+16.3%)	$46,025 → $65,435 (+42.2%)
Median home value	$102,700 → $123,000 (+19.8%)	$99,700 → $139,500 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $955 (+33.6%)	$692 → $805 (+16.3%)

Brighton

Population

2,2722,536

Median household income

$63,906$74,327

Median home value

$102,700$123,000

Median gross rent

$715$955

Staunton

Population

5,0664,307

Median household income

$46,025$65,435

Median home value

$99,700$139,500

Median gross rent

$692$805

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Staunton
Under 5	6.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	20.3%	13.1%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.5%
25 to 34	13.1%	13.5%
35 to 44	16.4%	11.7%
45 to 54	10.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	11.6%	17.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.9%
75 and over	6.2%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Staunton
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Staunton
No high school diploma	8.4%	7.5%
High school graduate	43.2%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Staunton
Drove alone	82.3%	86.3%
Carpooled	6.0%	9.2%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	2.7%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Staunton
1-unit, detached	92.1%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	8.7%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Staunton
Poverty rate	12.7%	16.7%
Average household size	2.90	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1973	1950