What percentage of people rent in Brighton Township, IL?

Name: Renters and owners in Brighton Township, IL, 2020–2024
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14.8% (±6.2 points) of the occupied homes in Brighton Township, IL are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 212 renting households against 1,222 that own their home.

In Brighton Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.4% in 2015–2019 to 14.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 14.8% (±6.2 points)
Renting households: 212 (±91)

Who rents and who owns in Brighton Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Brighton Township	Macoupin County	Illinois	United States
Renter-occupied share	14.8% (±6.2 points)	21.5% (±2.1 points)	32.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	212 (±91)	3,780 (±390)	1,657,539 (±10,322)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,222 (±116)	13,796 (±405)	3,378,910 (±14,728)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.6)	2.2 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.7 (±0.2)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$36,612 (±$4,589)	$50,420 (±$471)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$96,848 (±$22,486)	$81,347 (±$3,782)	$103,505 (±$377)	$100,009

In Brighton Township, the renter share is lower than in Macoupin County (21.5%).

It is also lower than in Illinois (32.9%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Macoupin County, Brighton Township ranks 29 of 53 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 1711 of 2,751.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Brighton Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	16.4% (±4.6 points)	14.8% (±6.2 points)	−1.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$726 (±$58)	$950 (±$147)	+30.9%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$70,224 (±$4,460)	$91,667 (±$21,231)	+30.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Brighton Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Brighton Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Brighton Township	—	14.8% (±6.2 points)	—
Brighton	2.5 mi	17.1% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Foster Township (Madison County)	5.5 mi	5.9% (±4.4 points)	Lower
Shipman Township	5.5 mi	10.5% (±6.4 points)	Not measurably different
Shipman	5.7 mi	20.2% (±11.1 points)	Not measurably different
Bunker Hill Township	6.1 mi	21.1% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Piasa Township	6.4 mi	5.1% (±3.9 points)	Lower
Bunker Hill	7.7 mi	18.8% (±5.7 points)	Not measurably different
Moro Township	8.1 mi	12.6% (±9.3 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Foster Township (Madison County), IL (5.9%), Piasa Township, IL (5.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Macoupin County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
23	Mount Clare	19.8% (±9.6 points)
24	Bunker Hill	18.8% (±5.7 points)
25	Mount Olive Township	18.7% (±7.7 points)
26	Brighton	17.1% (±6.4 points)
27	North Palmyra Township	16.7% (±9.0 points)
28	Scottville	15.0% (±20.4 points)
29	Brighton Township	14.8% (±6.2 points)
30	Dorchester Township	14.1% (±6.1 points)
31	East Gillespie	14.0% (±9.5 points)
32	South Palmyra Township	11.6% (±6.7 points)
33	Lake Ka-Ho	11.1% (±12.0 points)
34	South Otter Township	10.9% (±12.5 points)
35	Shipman Township	10.5% (±6.4 points)

Showing 13 of 53 places in Macoupin County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Brighton Township

How many renters are there in Brighton Township?

Brighton Township has an estimated 212 (±91) renting households, 14.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Brighton Township?

In Brighton Township, the share of households that rent went from 16.4% in 2015–2019 to 14.8% in 2020–2024 (−1.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Brighton Township?

A renting household in Brighton Township has 2.5 people on average, against 2.7 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Brighton township, Macoupin County, Illinois (county subdivision:08277, in state:17 county:117).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.