Brighton

Population: 2,865
Median household income: $77,589
Median home value: $190,500

Brighton is a community in Tipton County, Tennessee, home to 2,865 residents. At $77,589, its median household income sits above Tipton County's $71,736.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brighton's population declined 2.2% from 2,928 to 2,865, while its median home value rose 40.2% from $135,900 to $190,500.

The median resident is 32.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,865
Median age: 32.2 yrs
Median household income: $77,589
Median home value: $190,500
Median gross rent: $1,104
Housing units: 1,196
Homeownership rate: 79.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9282,865

Median household income

$59,726$77,589

Median home value

$135,900$190,500

Median gross rent

$986$1,104

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,928	$59,726	$135,900	$986
2020	2,931	$75,412	$140,500	$975
2021	2,883	$74,271	$153,800	$1,062
2022	2,878	$76,202	$185,000	$1,087
2023	2,865	$77,589	$190,500	$1,104

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1722.3%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	182	6.4%
5 to 17	639	22.3%
18 to 24	241	8.4%
25 to 34	499	17.4%
35 to 44	310	10.8%
45 to 54	308	10.8%
55 to 64	323	11.3%
65 to 74	256	8.9%
75 and over	107	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,203	76.9%
Black or African American	499	17.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.2%
Two or more races	85	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	73	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's41.2%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	165	9.2%
High school graduate	568	31.5%
Some college or associate's	742	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	227	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	101	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,104	79.2%
Carpooled	120	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	152	10.9%
Other means	4	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	254	20.5%
15 to 29 min	301	24.2%
30 to 44 min	353	28.4%
45 to 59 min	211	17.0%
60+ min	123	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 14.2% (404 of 2,846)

	Count	Share
Family households	797	71.5%
Nonfamily households	317	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,114	93.1%
Vacant	82	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	888	79.7%
Renter-occupied	226	20.3%

1-unit, detached86.6%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,036	86.6%
1-unit, attached	38	3.2%
2 to 4 units	83	6.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39	3.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4708500
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.23 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.4803, -89.7347