Brighton vs Gilt Edge

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

Brighton and Gilt Edge 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 503 in Gilt Edge). Brighton has the higher median household income ($77,589 vs $73,929 in Gilt Edge). Brighton has the higher median home value ($190,500 vs $178,300 in Gilt Edge).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Gilt Edge
Population	2,865	503
Median age	32.2 yrs	39.2 yrs
Median household income	$77,589	$73,929
Median home value	$190,500	$178,300
Median gross rent	$1,104	$845
Housing units	1,196	196
Homeownership rate	79.7%	68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	16.7%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Gilt Edge
Population	2,928 → 2,865 (-2.2%)	436 → 503 (+15.4%)
Median household income	$59,726 → $77,589 (+29.9%)	$46,875 → $73,929 (+57.7%)
Median home value	$135,900 → $190,500 (+40.2%)	$131,700 → $178,300 (+35.4%)
Median gross rent	$986 → $1,104 (+12.0%)	$763 → $845 (+10.7%)

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

Gilt Edge

Population

436503

Median household income

$46,875$73,929

Median home value

$131,700$178,300

Median gross rent

$763$845

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Gilt Edge
Under 5	6.4%	6.4%
5 to 17	22.3%	15.3%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	17.4%	13.3%
35 to 44	10.8%	13.3%
45 to 54	10.8%	17.5%
55 to 64	11.3%	14.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	5.8%
75 and over	3.7%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Gilt Edge
White (non-Hispanic)	76.9%	89.7%
Black or African American	17.4%	5.8%
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%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Gilt Edge
No high school diploma	9.2%	20.2%
High school graduate	31.5%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Gilt Edge
Drove alone	79.2%	83.2%
Carpooled	8.6%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	6.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Gilt Edge
1-unit, detached	86.6%	83.2%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	16.8%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Gilt Edge
Poverty rate	14.2%	12.4%
Average household size	2.57	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	31	35
Median year structure built	1998	1975