Brighton vs Mason

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

Brighton and Mason 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 1,126 in Mason). Brighton has the higher median household income ($77,589 vs $47,143 in Mason). Brighton has the higher median home value ($190,500 vs $129,900 in Mason).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Mason
Population	2,865	1,126
Median age	32.2 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$77,589	$47,143
Median home value	$190,500	$129,900
Median gross rent	$1,104	$1,202
Housing units	1,196	363
Homeownership rate	79.7%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Mason
Population	2,928 → 2,865 (-2.2%)	1,242 → 1,126 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$59,726 → $77,589 (+29.9%)	$36,563 → $47,143 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$135,900 → $190,500 (+40.2%)	$89,100 → $129,900 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$986 → $1,104 (+12.0%)	$763 → $1,202 (+57.5%)

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

Mason

Population

1,2421,126

Median household income

$36,563$47,143

Median home value

$89,100$129,900

Median gross rent

$763$1,202

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Mason
Under 5	6.4%	2.6%
5 to 17	22.3%	16.8%
18 to 24	8.4%	15.5%
25 to 34	17.4%	15.4%
35 to 44	10.8%	17.8%
45 to 54	10.8%	14.2%
55 to 64	11.3%	9.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	6.0%
75 and over	3.7%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Mason
White (non-Hispanic)	76.9%	17.6%
Black or African American	17.4%	77.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Mason
No high school diploma	9.2%	15.0%
High school graduate	31.5%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.6%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Mason
Drove alone	79.2%	91.7%
Carpooled	8.6%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	3.7%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Mason
1-unit, detached	86.6%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.9%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	16.0%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Mason
Poverty rate	14.2%	25.9%
Average household size	2.57	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1998	1994