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 many members of the armed forces living in Brighton. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.82% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

One downside of living in Brighton, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.32 minutes every day commuting to work.

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.