Brighton vs Garland

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

Brighton and Garland 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 472 in Garland). Brighton has the higher median household income ($77,589 vs $74,375 in Garland). Garland has the higher median home value ($214,400 vs $190,500 in Brighton).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Garland
Population	2,865	472
Median age	32.2 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$77,589	$74,375
Median home value	$190,500	$214,400
Median gross rent	$1,104	$846
Housing units	1,196	177
Homeownership rate	79.7%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	13.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Garland
Population	2,928 → 2,865 (-2.2%)	316 → 472 (+49.4%)
Median household income	$59,726 → $77,589 (+29.9%)	$72,656 → $74,375 (+2.4%)
Median home value	$135,900 → $190,500 (+40.2%)	$136,100 → $214,400 (+57.5%)
Median gross rent	$986 → $1,104 (+12.0%)	$634 → $846 (+33.4%)

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

Garland

Population

316472

Median household income

$72,656$74,375

Median home value

$136,100$214,400

Median gross rent

$634$846

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Garland
Under 5	6.4%	7.6%
5 to 17	22.3%	24.6%
18 to 24	8.4%	3.6%
25 to 34	17.4%	17.6%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.0%
55 to 64	11.3%	8.9%
65 to 74	8.9%	8.7%
75 and over	3.7%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Garland
White (non-Hispanic)	76.9%	95.1%
Black or African American	17.4%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Garland
No high school diploma	9.2%	6.3%
High school graduate	31.5%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Garland
Drove alone	79.2%	79.6%
Carpooled	8.6%	14.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.3%
Walked	1.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	1.4%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Garland
1-unit, detached	86.6%	93.2%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Garland
Poverty rate	14.2%	5.9%
Average household size	2.57	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	31	34
Median year structure built	1998	1985