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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Brighton, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Brighton, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Brighton’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Brighton does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $80,882.00.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Brighton, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.82% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Being a small town, Brighton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Brighton who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.44% of the adults in Brighton have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.