Brighton vs Covington

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

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

Covington has the higher population (8,612 vs 2,865 in Brighton). Brighton has the higher median household income ($77,589 vs $43,512 in Covington). Brighton has the higher median home value ($190,500 vs $163,900 in Covington).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Covington
Population	2,865	8,612
Median age	32.2 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$77,589	$43,512
Median home value	$190,500	$163,900
Median gross rent	$1,104	$910
Housing units	1,196	3,801
Homeownership rate	79.7%	48.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Covington
Population	2,928 → 2,865 (-2.2%)	8,857 → 8,612 (-2.8%)
Median household income	$59,726 → $77,589 (+29.9%)	$32,568 → $43,512 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$135,900 → $190,500 (+40.2%)	$111,800 → $163,900 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$986 → $1,104 (+12.0%)	$703 → $910 (+29.4%)

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

Covington

Population

8,8578,612

Median household income

$32,568$43,512

Median home value

$111,800$163,900

Median gross rent

$703$910

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Covington
Under 5	6.4%	8.1%
5 to 17	22.3%	19.0%
18 to 24	8.4%	7.2%
25 to 34	17.4%	15.5%
35 to 44	10.8%	9.6%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.8%
55 to 64	11.3%	11.8%
65 to 74	8.9%	9.9%
75 and over	3.7%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Covington
White (non-Hispanic)	76.9%	38.8%
Black or African American	17.4%	58.6%
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%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Covington
No high school diploma	9.2%	11.8%
High school graduate	31.5%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Covington
Drove alone	79.2%	79.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	6.4%
Other means	0.3%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Covington
1-unit, detached	86.6%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	0.8%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Covington
Poverty rate	14.2%	25.8%
Average household size	2.57	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1998	1976