CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brighton

Tennessee · 742 residents · 3.04 sq mi

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Brighton is a city of 742 people in Tennessee. The population has fallen 57% since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $46,300. Renters pay $275 a month at the median. 72% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

742

−57%vs 2000

vs 1,719 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.9

+22%vs 2000

vs 29.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.04 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.6%(27)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(52)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.2%(76)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(44)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(101)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(106)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(63)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(73)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(68)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.5%(63)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,333

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,510 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,694

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,432 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.5%

+10.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,300

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $95,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$275

−45%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $663 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.8%

+5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.1% in 2000

28.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.3%(1,312)

Black20.7%(355)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(23)

Asian0.5%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.7%(554)

Black24.7%(183)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.7%(5)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(67)

Ancestry

Irish17.3%(500)

American14.7%(425)

German7.2%(208)

English7%(203)

Scotch-Irish2.3%(67)

Polish2.2%(64)

French1.5%(44)

Italian1%(28)

Scottish0.7%(21)

Welsh0.6%(17)

Portuguese0.5%(15)

British0.3%(10)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(8)

Arab0.2%(7)

Lebanese0.2%(7)

Croatian0.2%(7)

Russian0.2%(7)

Dutch0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.5%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.0%

−23.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

−8%vs 2000

vs 23.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married30.9%(324)

Married55.3%(581)

Widowed2.5%(26)

Divorced11.3%(119)

Women 15+

Never married24.9%(292)

Married55.5%(651)

Widowed11.1%(130)

Divorced8.5%(100)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.1%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 17.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.2%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 54.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 8.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.7%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.0%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.5%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 65.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.0%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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