Another notable thing is that Brimley is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
Because of many things, Brimley is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Brimley really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Brimley perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Brimley spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.46 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small town, Brimley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Brimley overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Brimley, 23.36% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Brimley in 2022 was $33,291, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,164 for a family of four. However, Brimley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Brimley is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Brimley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brimley residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Brimley include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Brimley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Native American languages.
