Adamsville vs Brighton

A side-by-side comparison of Adamsville and Brighton: population, income, housing, and more.

Adamsville and Brighton are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Adamsville has the higher population (4,291 vs 3,091 in Brighton). Adamsville has the higher median household income ($60,564 vs $36,219 in Brighton). Adamsville has the higher median home value ($144,700 vs $72,800 in Brighton).

Population, income & housing

	Adamsville	Brighton
Population	4,291	3,091
Median age	47.6 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,564	$36,219
Median home value	$144,700	$72,800
Median gross rent	$1,312	$668
Housing units	2,026	1,607
Homeownership rate	86.3%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	8.8%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	15.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adamsville	Brighton
Population	4,340 → 4,291 (-1.1%)	2,810 → 3,091 (+10.0%)
Median household income	$46,322 → $60,564 (+30.7%)	$27,250 → $36,219 (+32.9%)
Median home value	$101,700 → $144,700 (+42.3%)	$49,800 → $72,800 (+46.2%)
Median gross rent	$982 → $1,312 (+33.6%)	$779 → $668 (-14.2%)

Adamsville

Population

4,3404,291

Median household income

$46,322$60,564

Median home value

$101,700$144,700

Median gross rent

$982$1,312

Brighton

Population

2,8103,091

Median household income

$27,250$36,219

Median home value

$49,800$72,800

Median gross rent

$779$668

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adamsville	Brighton
Under 5	6.2%	11.3%
5 to 17	14.6%	14.7%
18 to 24	5.0%	3.6%
25 to 34	13.5%	8.3%
35 to 44	9.4%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.1%	10.0%
55 to 64	19.9%	17.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	12.7%
75 and over	8.8%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adamsville	Brighton
White (non-Hispanic)	40.5%	2.3%
Black or African American	56.7%	65.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	2.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	28.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adamsville	Brighton
No high school diploma	17.0%	20.7%
High school graduate	30.9%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adamsville	Brighton
Drove alone	86.9%	83.8%
Carpooled	9.3%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	3.8%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adamsville	Brighton
1-unit, detached	98.0%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Adamsville	Brighton
Poverty rate	18.8%	38.6%
Average household size	2.41	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	38	25
Median year structure built	1973	1961