Brighton vs Graysville

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

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

Brighton has the higher population (3,091 vs 2,600 in Graysville). Graysville has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $36,219 in Brighton). Graysville has the higher median home value ($118,900 vs $72,800 in Brighton).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Graysville
Population	3,091	2,600
Median age	43.5 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$36,219	$61,250
Median home value	$72,800	$118,900
Median gross rent	$668	$1,049
Housing units	1,607	1,219
Homeownership rate	74.2%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	15.9%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Graysville
Population	2,810 → 3,091 (+10.0%)	1,864 → 2,600 (+39.5%)
Median household income	$27,250 → $36,219 (+32.9%)	$39,448 → $61,250 (+55.3%)
Median home value	$49,800 → $72,800 (+46.2%)	$92,200 → $118,900 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $668 (-14.2%)	$862 → $1,049 (+21.7%)

Brighton

Population

2,8103,091

Median household income

$27,250$36,219

Median home value

$49,800$72,800

Median gross rent

$779$668

Graysville

Population

1,8642,600

Median household income

$39,448$61,250

Median home value

$92,200$118,900

Median gross rent

$862$1,049

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Graysville
Under 5	11.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	14.7%	13.7%
18 to 24	3.6%	5.6%
25 to 34	8.3%	15.5%
35 to 44	13.1%	10.2%
45 to 54	10.0%	18.5%
55 to 64	17.8%	15.1%
65 to 74	12.7%	5.8%
75 and over	8.4%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Graysville
White (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	68.7%
Black or African American	65.6%	27.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	28.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Graysville
No high school diploma	20.7%	14.6%
High school graduate	34.5%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Graysville
Drove alone	83.8%	86.5%
Carpooled	6.2%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	2.9%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	8.1%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Graysville
1-unit, detached	77.1%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	0.8%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Graysville
Poverty rate	38.6%	12.0%
Average household size	2.50	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1961	1959