Brighton Town, Tennessee

Brighton Town is a town located in Tipton County, Tennessee, in the Southern Region (East South Central) of United States. Brighton Town had an official population of 1719 in 2000. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 2617, It is 201st most populous in Tennessee. Its area is just over 2.74 mi˛ (7.1 square kilometre), making it Tennessee's 240th largest by total area.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 1719 residents, 5369 households, and 3232 families in the town. The population density was 627.8 people per square mile (242.39/km˛), it would be the 170th most densely populated town in the U.S. state of Tennessee. There were 628 housing units at an average density of 229.2 per square mile (88.49/km˛). The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.27. In the town the population is diverse age-wise, with 36.2% under the age of 18, 8% from 18 to 24, 34% from 25 to 44, 13.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.8 males. The median age was 29.4 years, the median age of male residents at 28.5 and the median age of female residents at 30. The racial or ethnic makeup of the town was 1327 White, 355 Black or African American, 4 American Indian, 8 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, 20 from two or more races and 4 Ohter races.

Brighton town Tennessee Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Brighton town Tennessee School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Brighton Town Tennessee GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the town was $43510, it is the 60th wealthiest town in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the town was $46538, it would be the 75th highest town by median family income in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The per capita income for the town was $15432, making it the 231st highest town by per capita income in Tennessee. The median income of town was $23299, The median income for males was $29583 versus $18405 for females.

In 2000, 596 pupils and students, of which 46.81% are male and 53.19% are female, 34.67% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.54% nursery or pri school, 6.54% kindergarten, 54.19% elementary school, 20.47% high school and 12.25% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1719
April 2000 Estimate1732
July 2000 Estimate1759
July 2001 Estimate1861
July 2002 Estimate1925
July 2003 Estimate2064
July 2004 Estimate2211
July 2005 Estimate2417
July 2006 Estimate2495
July 2007 Estimate2558
July 2008 Estimate2617
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school132639
Kindergarten192039
Elementary school150173323
High school7547122
College or graduate school225173
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Brighton town, Tennessee$43510$46538$15432
Tipton County, Tennessee$41856$46807$17952
Tennessee, United States$36360$43517$19393
United States$41994$50046$21587