ZIP 62012 · Brighton
Who lives in ZIP code 62012 (Brighton, IL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brighton, IL · Jersey County
uszips 2026
People6,672
Median age42.1
Household income$92,571
Home value$168,467
Median rent$953/mo
Poverty7.3%
College degree+22.4%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- St. Louis, MO-IL
- Wider region
- St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 43 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,442
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.3% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
44.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,336.
Education (adults 25+)
46.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.7%
- Never married
- 23.3%
- Divorced
- 10.3%
- Widowed
- 3.7%
- Family size
- 3.04
- Dual-income families
- 55.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.9%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Self-employed
- 10.6%
- Farmers
- 3.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.6%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 13.6%
- No health insurance
- 3.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.