Brighton vs Morris

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

Brighton and Morris 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 2,546 in Morris). Morris has the higher median household income ($108,274 vs $36,219 in Brighton). Morris has the higher median home value ($233,600 vs $72,800 in Brighton).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Morris
Population	3,091	2,546
Median age	43.5 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$36,219	$108,274
Median home value	$72,800	$233,600
Median gross rent	$668	$789
Housing units	1,607	971
Homeownership rate	74.2%	90.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	34.7%
Unemployment rate	15.9%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Morris
Population	2,810 → 3,091 (+10.0%)	1,841 → 2,546 (+38.3%)
Median household income	$27,250 → $36,219 (+32.9%)	$76,307 → $108,274 (+41.9%)
Median home value	$49,800 → $72,800 (+46.2%)	$184,300 → $233,600 (+26.7%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $668 (-14.2%)	$821 → $789 (-3.9%)

Brighton

Population

2,8103,091

Median household income

$27,250$36,219

Median home value

$49,800$72,800

Median gross rent

$779$668

Morris

Population

1,8412,546

Median household income

$76,307$108,274

Median home value

$184,300$233,600

Median gross rent

$821$789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Morris
Under 5	11.3%	6.8%
5 to 17	14.7%	16.3%
18 to 24	3.6%	4.8%
25 to 34	8.3%	17.1%
35 to 44	13.1%	14.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.2%
55 to 64	17.8%	17.8%
65 to 74	12.7%	6.3%
75 and over	8.4%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Morris
White (non-Hispanic)	2.3%	95.4%
Black or African American	65.6%	3.5%
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%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	28.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Morris
No high school diploma	20.7%	5.8%
High school graduate	34.5%	25.2%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Morris
Drove alone	83.8%	84.7%
Carpooled	6.2%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.9%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	5.0%
Other means	2.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Morris
1-unit, detached	77.1%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	2.8%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	13.8%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Morris
Poverty rate	38.6%	5.5%
Average household size	2.50	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1961	1997