Brighton vs Burlison

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

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

Brighton has the higher population (2,865 vs 360 in Burlison). Brighton has the higher median household income ($77,589 vs $53,625 in Burlison). Brighton has the higher median home value ($190,500 vs $162,500 in Burlison).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Burlison
Population	2,865	360
Median age	32.2 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$77,589	$53,625
Median home value	$190,500	$162,500
Median gross rent	$1,104	$860
Housing units	1,196	178
Homeownership rate	79.7%	63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Burlison
Population	2,928 → 2,865 (-2.2%)	348 → 360 (+3.4%)
Median household income	$59,726 → $77,589 (+29.9%)	$40,000 → $53,625 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$135,900 → $190,500 (+40.2%)	$126,100 → $162,500 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$986 → $1,104 (+12.0%)	$642 → $860 (+34.0%)

Brighton

Population

2,9282,865

Median household income

$59,726$77,589

Median home value

$135,900$190,500

Median gross rent

$986$1,104

Burlison

Population

348360

Median household income

$40,000$53,625

Median home value

$126,100$162,500

Median gross rent

$642$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Burlison
Under 5	6.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	22.3%	22.2%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.9%
25 to 34	17.4%	8.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.1%
65 to 74	8.9%	11.7%
75 and over	3.7%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Burlison
White (non-Hispanic)	76.9%	70.6%
Black or African American	17.4%	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	16.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Burlison
No high school diploma	9.2%	8.3%
High school graduate	31.5%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	16.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Burlison
Drove alone	79.2%	81.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	7.0%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Burlison
1-unit, detached	86.6%	89.3%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Burlison
Poverty rate	14.2%	8.1%
Average household size	2.57	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1998	1979