Brighton vs Virden

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

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

Virden has the higher population (3,165 vs 2,536 in Brighton). Virden has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $74,327 in Brighton). Brighton has the higher median home value ($123,000 vs $98,800 in Virden).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Virden
Population	2,536	3,165
Median age	37.2 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$74,327	$78,750
Median home value	$123,000	$98,800
Median gross rent	$955	$785
Housing units	985	1,387
Homeownership rate	84.2%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Virden
Population	2,272 → 2,536 (+11.6%)	3,514 → 3,165 (-9.9%)
Median household income	$63,906 → $74,327 (+16.3%)	$50,938 → $78,750 (+54.6%)
Median home value	$102,700 → $123,000 (+19.8%)	$93,000 → $98,800 (+6.2%)
Median gross rent	$715 → $955 (+33.6%)	$654 → $785 (+20.0%)

Brighton

Population

2,2722,536

Median household income

$63,906$74,327

Median home value

$102,700$123,000

Median gross rent

$715$955

Virden

Population

3,5143,165

Median household income

$50,938$78,750

Median home value

$93,000$98,800

Median gross rent

$654$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Virden
Under 5	6.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	20.3%	17.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.2%
25 to 34	13.1%	14.0%
35 to 44	16.4%	15.2%
45 to 54	10.6%	6.3%
55 to 64	11.6%	19.5%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.9%
75 and over	6.2%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Virden
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	99.5%
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%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Virden
No high school diploma	8.4%	5.4%
High school graduate	43.2%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Virden
Drove alone	82.3%	71.3%
Carpooled	6.0%	7.3%
Public transit	1.6%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.0%	11.3%
Other means	1.1%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Virden
1-unit, detached	92.1%	80.5%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	2.8%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Virden
Poverty rate	12.7%	12.7%
Average household size	2.90	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1973	1946