Brighton vs Kimberly

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

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

Kimberly has the higher population (4,327 vs 3,091 in Brighton). Kimberly has the higher median household income ($96,190 vs $36,219 in Brighton). Kimberly has the higher median home value ($286,900 vs $72,800 in Brighton).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Kimberly
Population	3,091	4,327
Median age	43.5 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,219	$96,190
Median home value	$72,800	$286,900
Median gross rent	$668	$1,069
Housing units	1,607	1,735
Homeownership rate	74.2%	95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	30.1%
Unemployment rate	15.9%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Kimberly
Population	2,810 → 3,091 (+10.0%)	3,444 → 4,327 (+25.6%)
Median household income	$27,250 → $36,219 (+32.9%)	$82,647 → $96,190 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$49,800 → $72,800 (+46.2%)	$195,800 → $286,900 (+46.5%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $668 (-14.2%)	$950 → $1,069 (+12.5%)

Brighton

Population

2,8103,091

Median household income

$27,250$36,219

Median home value

$49,800$72,800

Median gross rent

$779$668

Kimberly

Population

3,4444,327

Median household income

$82,647$96,190

Median home value

$195,800$286,900

Median gross rent

$950$1,069

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Kimberly
Under 5	11.3%	5.6%
5 to 17	14.7%	25.0%
18 to 24	3.6%	4.4%
25 to 34	8.3%	7.9%
35 to 44	13.1%	17.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	20.2%
55 to 64	17.8%	8.1%
65 to 74	12.7%	7.9%
75 and over	8.4%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Kimberly
White (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	89.4%
Black or African American	65.6%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.7%
Asian	0.2%	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	28.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Kimberly
No high school diploma	20.7%	6.2%
High school graduate	34.5%	20.1%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	43.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Kimberly
Drove alone	83.8%	86.1%
Carpooled	6.2%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	6.0%
Other means	2.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Kimberly
1-unit, detached	77.1%	94.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Kimberly
Poverty rate	38.6%	4.1%
Average household size	2.50	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	25	33
Median year structure built	1961	2002