Brighton vs Howell

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

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

Howell has the higher population (10,074 vs 7,576 in Brighton). Brighton has the higher median household income ($81,772 vs $57,122 in Howell). Brighton has the higher median home value ($302,800 vs $240,700 in Howell).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Howell
Population	7,576	10,074
Median age	46.7 yrs	38.6 yrs
Median household income	$81,772	$57,122
Median home value	$302,800	$240,700
Median gross rent	$1,248	$1,121
Housing units	3,967	5,099
Homeownership rate	66.7%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.3%	27.8%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Howell
Population	7,649 → 7,576 (-1.0%)	9,580 → 10,074 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$63,136 → $81,772 (+29.5%)	$46,341 → $57,122 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$211,600 → $302,800 (+43.1%)	$171,100 → $240,700 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,064 → $1,248 (+17.3%)	$915 → $1,121 (+22.5%)

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

Howell

Population

9,58010,074

Median household income

$46,341$57,122

Median home value

$171,100$240,700

Median gross rent

$915$1,121

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Howell
Under 5	4.2%	3.8%
5 to 17	10.1%	11.9%
18 to 24	7.8%	13.4%
25 to 34	14.7%	17.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.3%	9.5%
55 to 64	14.8%	13.7%
65 to 74	12.8%	9.9%
75 and over	13.4%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Howell
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	86.3%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Howell
No high school diploma	3.5%	7.0%
High school graduate	23.1%	30.1%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	31.6%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	9.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Howell
Drove alone	78.9%	81.4%
Carpooled	3.3%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	1.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.2%	6.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Howell
1-unit, detached	42.8%	38.3%
1-unit, attached	19.5%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	17.3%	31.1%
20 or more units	13.0%	8.7%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Howell
Poverty rate	6.1%	7.1%
Average household size	2.00	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1985	1979