Brighton vs Hartland

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

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

Brighton has the higher population (7,576 vs 722 in Hartland). Hartland has the higher median household income ($108,750 vs $81,772 in Brighton). Hartland has the higher median home value ($310,800 vs $302,800 in Brighton).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Hartland
Population	7,576	722
Median age	46.7 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$81,772	$108,750
Median home value	$302,800	$310,800
Median gross rent	$1,248	—
Housing units	3,967	336
Homeownership rate	66.7%	89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.3%	39.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Hartland
Population	7,649 → 7,576 (-1.0%)	706 → 722 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$63,136 → $81,772 (+29.5%)	$62,917 → $108,750 (+72.8%)
Median home value	$211,600 → $302,800 (+43.1%)	$262,800 → $310,800 (+18.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,064 → $1,248 (+17.3%)	$950 → $1,099 (+15.7%)

Brighton

Population

7,6497,576

Median household income

$63,136$81,772

Median home value

$211,600$302,800

Median gross rent

$1,064$1,248

Hartland

Population

706722

Median household income

$62,917$108,750

Median home value

$262,800$310,800

Median gross rent

$950$1,099

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Hartland
Under 5	4.2%	1.5%
5 to 17	10.1%	8.6%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.4%
25 to 34	14.7%	6.8%
35 to 44	11.8%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.3%	13.7%
55 to 64	14.8%	11.4%
65 to 74	12.8%	20.9%
75 and over	13.4%	16.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Hartland
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	99.7%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Hartland
No high school diploma	3.5%	1.7%
High school graduate	23.1%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	31.6%	20.8%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	18.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Hartland
Drove alone	78.9%	89.7%
Carpooled	3.3%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.2%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Hartland
1-unit, detached	42.8%	91.4%
1-unit, attached	19.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	17.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	13.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Hartland
Poverty rate	6.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.00	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1985	1978