Town · Tennessee
Brighton, Tennessee
Brighton, town, in Tipton County, Tennessee. Brighton had 2,892 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 0.4% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 2,888 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 2,889 (±27). GEOID 4708500.
Residents, July 2025 estimate
2,892
Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 2,888 · ACS 2020-2024: 2,889 ±27
Median household income
$80,882
±$16,393 (90% margin)
Tennessee: $69,595
Median home value
$214,100
±$24,534 (90% margin)
Tennessee: $286,700
Median gross rent
$1,204
±$273 (90% margin)
Tennessee: $1,189
Where is Brighton and what county is it in?
Brighton is a town in Tipton County, Tennessee. It covers 3.2 square miles of land, 893 residents per square mile in 2020.
Brighton is in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 9 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).
Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files
How many people live in Brighton, and is it growing?
The Census Bureau estimates that 2,892 people lived in Brighton on July 1, 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than Tennessee (+5.8%). The 2020 Census counted 2,888 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 2,889 (±27).
| Measure | Brighton | Tipton County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 2,889 ±27 | 61,553 | −39 |
| Households | 1,088 ±118 | 22,660 | no clear change |
| Average household size | 2.66 ±0.29 | 2.69 | no clear change |
| Housing units | 1,137 ±121 | 24,417 | no clear change |
Brighton's population since 2000
From 1,719 in 2000 to 2,892 in 2025: up 68.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Brighton as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.
Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov
Who lives in Brighton?
The median resident of Brighton is 34.4 years old; 26.8% are under 18 and 11.9% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 75.2%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 17.5%.
| Measure | Brighton | Tipton County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.4 ±6.0 | 39.0 | no clear change |
| Under 18 years | 26.8% ±6.2 pts | 23.5% | – |
| 65 years and over | 11.9% ±4.1 pts | 15.6% | – |
| Male | 51.9% ±4.7 pts | 49.4% | – |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% ±2.0 pts | 3.1% | – |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 75.2% ±8.0 pts | 73.8% | no clear change |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 17.5% ±7.9 pts | 18.2% | no clear change |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±1.5 pts | 0.5% | – |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±1.5 pts | 0.2% | – |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±1.5 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 4.7% ±3.1 pts | 3.8% | – |
| Some other race alone, not Hispanic | 0.2% ±0.3 pts | 0.5% | – |
| Born outside the United States | 0.2% ±0.3 pts | 0.9% | – |
| Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) | 1.3% ±1.6 pts | 2.8% | – |
| Civilian veterans (age 18+) | 11.0% ±3.7 pts | 8.9% | – |
| With a disability | 16.9% ±6.3 pts | 18.6% | – |
| No health insurance coverage | 13.1% ±5.9 pts | 8.2% | +6.5 pts |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 91.9% ±5.7 pts | 89.8% | – |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 20.4% ±6.0 pts | 20.7% | no clear change |
| Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) | 4.8% ±2.4 pts | 7.2% | – |
| Lived in the same house a year earlier | 86.7% ±5.7 pts | 91.4% | – |
| Moved from another state in the past year | 4.1% ±3.6 pts | 1.3% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov
What do households in Brighton earn?
Half of Brighton's 1,088 households earn less than $80,882 a year (±$16,393), against $74,127 in Tipton County and $69,595 in Tennessee. In 2015-2019 it was $73,504 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 14.9% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Measure | Brighton | Tipton County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $80,882 ±$16,393 | $74,127 | no clear change |
| Mean household income | $93,079 ±$13,513 | $90,496 | – |
| Per capita income | $36,021 ±$5,163 | $34,731 | no clear change |
| People below the poverty line | 14.9% ±7.8 pts | 13.6% | no clear change |
| Children under 18 below the poverty line | 18.4% ±15.6 pts | 19.8% | – |
| Households receiving SNAP | 7.5% ±5.8 pts | 12.4% | – |
| Households with a computer | 93.8% ±5.6 pts | 95.6% | – |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 89.3% ±6.1 pts | 88.4% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What does housing cost in Brighton?
Owners occupy 78.4% of Brighton's occupied homes and renters 21.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $214,100 by its owner (±$24,534). The median renter pays $1,204 a month including utilities.
| Measure | Brighton | Tipton County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $214,100 ±$24,534 | $240,600 | +$46,849 |
| Median gross rent | $1,204 ±$273 | $1,013 | no clear change |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 24.1% ±20.7 pts | 30.4% | – |
| Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage | $1,470 ±$122 | $1,520 | – |
| Owner-occupied homes | 78.4% ±8.8 pts | 76.3% | no clear change |
| Renter-occupied homes | 21.6% ±8.8 pts | 23.7% | – |
| Housing units | 1,137 ±121 | 24,417 | no clear change |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 0.0% ±5.1 pts | 1.2% | – |
| Rental vacancy rate | 6.4% ±10.4 pts | 5.7% | – |
| Single-family detached homes | 86.9% ±5.8 pts | 80.4% | – |
| Mobile homes | 4.6% ±3.5 pts | 11.4% | – |
| Built 2020 or later | 1.1% ±1.7 pts | 2.3% | – |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 9.4% ±5.5 pts | 7.7% | – |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 1.3% ±1.5 pts | 5.4% | – |
| Households with no vehicle | 4.5% ±3.0 pts | 5.2% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov
How many new homes is Brighton building?
Builders took permits for 2 new housing units in Brighton in 2025 (2 in single-family houses), 0.7 per 1,000 residents against 5.9 across Tennessee.
Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.
Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey
How do people in Brighton work and get to work?
79.9% of Brighton's workers drive alone and 13.8% work from home. The average trip to work takes 32.3 minutes.
| Measure | Brighton | Tipton County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the labor force (age 16+) | 69.6% ±7.0 pts | 60.3% | – |
| Unemployment rate | 7.7% ±7.1 pts | 5.5% | – |
| Drove alone to work | 79.9% ±7.5 pts | 78.9% | – |
| Carpooled | 5.2% ±4.5 pts | 8.9% | – |
| Public transportation | 0.0% ±3.2 pts | 0.1% | – |
| Walked | 0.9% ±1.4 pts | 0.8% | – |
| Worked from home | 13.8% ±6.1 pts | 10.7% | – |
| Mean travel time to work | 32.3 min ±3.5 | 32.9 min | no clear change |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What census tracts are in Brighton?
No census tract lies mostly in Brighton; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).
| Tract | Residents, 2020-2024 | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| Tract 405Tipton County | 6,016 | $69,905 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Brighton) · Census block assignment files
How does Brighton compare with other places in Tennessee?
By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Brighton is the 6,445th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 138th-most populous of 345 in Tennessee.
Brighton ranks 62nd of 287 places in Tennessee with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.
| Measure | Rank | Of |
|---|---|---|
| Population, July 2025 estimate | 138th | 345 |
| Growth 2020-2025 (PEP) | 169th | 230 |
| Residents per square mile | 92nd | 289 |
| Median household income | 62nd | 287 |
| Per capita income | 87th | 289 |
| Median home value | 147th | 285 |
| Median gross rent | 56th | 265 |
| Poverty rate | 129th | 239 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 135th | 276 |
| Median age | 250th | 289 |
| Owner-occupied share | 91st | 289 |
| Work from home | 62nd | 167 |
| Travel time to work | 37th | 288 |
Brighton's figures with every place in Tennessee (CSV)
Every place in Tennessee, sortable · Compare Brighton with other places
Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed
How reliable are the figures for Brighton?
22 of the 57 figures for Brighton on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.
The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections
Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Brighton are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in Brighton.