Brighton is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 2,904 people and two associated neighborhoods, Brighton is the 178th largest community in Tennessee. Brighton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Brighton, where the median household income is $80,882.00.Brighton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Brighton is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Brighton who work in healthcare (12.60%), office and administrative support (12.45%), and sales jobs (11.64%). Brighton is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Brighton, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. Also of interest is that Brighton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Brighton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.82% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Brighton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.32 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Brighton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Brighton citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.44% of adults 25 and older in Brighton have a college degree. The per capita income in Brighton in 2022 was $36,021, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,084 for a family of four. However, Brighton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Brighton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Brighton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Brighton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Brighton include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Brighton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
