Brighton is a city of 2,889 people in Tennessee. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 1,170 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. This skews young, with a median age of 34.4.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,882, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Brighton
What changed most since 1990
Population742 → 2,889(+289%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$53,601 → $80,882(+51%)US over the same years: +14%
Black share24.7% → 17.5%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Brighton's population equals 4.7% of Tipton County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.2% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 6.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)50.4%(115)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)55.3%(126)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era10.5%(24)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.9%(9)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 228 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Brighton, decade by decade
Brighton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
742
$53,601
$111,123
7.5%
48.5
2000
1,719
$79,260
$174,515
10.8%
46.8
2010
2,735
$73,127
$194,207
15.4%
42.7
2020
2,888
$91,402
$170,291
17.6%
54.5
2024
2,889
$80,882
$214,100
20.4%
50.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
