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- Lake Orion is 0% more densely populated than Brighton.
- People are 14.4% more likely to be married in Lake Orion.
- The Median Age is 2.8 years younger in Lake Orion.
 Brighton, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock2,920329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.638.4
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 Population - 20107,450  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock2,715285,036,114
 Population - 19905,686  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock17.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now34.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,618.393.4
 Land Area3.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Brighton, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.0%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.4%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock5.3%1.9%
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 Race
 Brighton, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 White92.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.4%12.2%
 Asian1.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.5%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Brighton, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 Married Population46.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock53.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.4%50.2%
 Never Married30.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.3%10.8%
 Widowed8.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.312.60
 Households3,603  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock69880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,776  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock12.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Brighton    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Brighton is a great place to live. On the plus side, Brighton (Livingston County) is beautiful with lots of lakes, trees, parks, hiking and biking trails, etc. GREAT  More

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I have lived here for some time and raising kids here is really nice. It's like a small ann arbor, downtown buzzes with festivals, shops, music, parks and restaurants.  More

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Of all the places we have lived in the U.S. this is the best. We have finally found a neighborhood with friendly people of all ages, Great medical care within 10-30  More

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Reviews for Lake Orion    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Lake Orion, like many Michigan cities has a lot of beauty to it, obviously including the lakes, which there are several big and many small. I grew up here and if I  More

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We moved here from Ky 2 years ago. I absolutely love it, and outside of a job transfer, will never leave. The schools are exceptional, some of the highest test scores in  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Lake Orion three years ago from California and have been really pleased with this area. The people are very friendly and have embraced us well. Lake Orion is  More

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