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48114 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48114 covers Brighton, Michigan, with a population of about 21,476 and a median household income of $118,581.

Population
21,476742 per square mile
Median age
445.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$118,5811.7× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
3.2%9.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$488,428up 25.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,3331.2× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
47.2%12.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
92.1%27.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
588

Where 48114 is

Brighton, Michigan — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population21,476
Median age44
Family households80.2%
Born outside the US3.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.3%
White (non-Hispanic)91.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Veterans6.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$118,581
Income per person$57,527
Poverty rate3.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.0%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k1.3%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k2.7%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k3.4%
$60–75k5.2%
$75–100k12.6%
$100–125k13.1%
$125–150k9.5%
$150–200k14.0%
$200k or more22.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed10,790
Mean adjusted gross income$120,278
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14.8%
Returns, under $25k23.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.8%
Returns, $200k or more14.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$384,800
Median gross rent$1,333
Rent as a share of household income30.4%
Owner-occupied92.1%
Vacant homes3.7%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house83.3%
Attached house3.3%
2 to 4 units0.9%
5 to 19 units1.2%
20 or more units1.7%
Mobile home9.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$488,428as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$488,428$183,494

$239,585 in 2000 to $488,428 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher47.2%
High school diploma or higher97.4%
Works from home14.6%
Drives to work alone75.7%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity32.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.3% 7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25% 3.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.6% 3.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.7% 14.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25% 5.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.3% 8.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7% 7.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.7% 7.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.1% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7% 6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments588
People employed5,489
Annual payroll$317,322,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 13.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss28.4 out of 100
Community resilience91.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Strong wind76.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado66.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm61.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave55.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail47.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather36.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning27.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane21Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding17.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake15.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Michigan and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMichiganUnited States
Median household income$118,581$71,149$78,538
Income per person$57,527$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate3.2%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$384,800$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,333$1,084$1,348
Homeownership92.1%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher47.2%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%5.8%5.2%
Works from home14.6%12%13.5%
Born outside the US3.9%7%13.9%
Median age4440.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMILFORD GM PROVING GROUND, MI US5.3 km away
Rain in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January30.9°F / 14.7°F2.06 in rain
February34°F / 15.1°F1.91 in rain
March44.7°F / 23.7°F2.16 in rain
April57.6°F / 34.9°F3.07 in rain
May69.6°F / 46°F3.66 in rain
June78.4°F / 55.8°F3.58 in rain
July82.3°F / 59.6°F3.2 in rain
August80.1°F / 58.4°F3.32 in rain
September73.5°F / 51°F3.51 in rain
October60.7°F / 40°F2.88 in rain
November47.2°F / 29.5°F2.64 in rain
December35.5°F / 20.8°F2.1 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket63% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Brighton Area Schools41.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Hartland Consolidated Schools38.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Howell Public Schools19.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Walkability5.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

48116 Brighton, MI4.3 km away
48353 Hartland, MI7.8 km away
48380 Milford, MI8.7 km away
48165 New Hudson, MI11.6 km away
48381 Milford, MI12.8 km away
48357 Highland, MI13.5 km away
48844 Howell, MI13.8 km away
48139 Hamburg, MI14.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Livingston County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area28.95 sq mi
Water area1.85 sq mi
Population density742 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.5700, -83.7484

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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