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Population (year 2000): 1,719. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,441 (+42.0% change)
Males: 799 (46.5%), Females: 920 (53.5%)
Zip code:
38011
Median resident age: 29.4 years
Median household income: $43,510 (year 2000)
Median house value: $95,900 (year 2000)
Races in Brighton:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.3%)
- Black (20.7%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (15.6%), Irish
(11.3%), English (8.5%), German (6.5%), Italian (4.3%), French
(3.4%).
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Brighton
- High school or higher: 82.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brighton town
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 56.9%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 11.7%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +861 (+100.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Brighton:
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TIPTON (about 8 miles;
COVINGTON, TN)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAUDERDALE (about 15
miles; RIPLEY, TN)
- LAKESIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 20 miles;
MEMPHIS, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brighton:
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 14 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 36 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 58 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brighton:
- COVINGTON MUNI (about 12 miles; COVINGTON, TN; ID:
M04)
- CHARLES W. BAKER (about 20 miles; MILLINGTON, TN;
ID: 2M8)
- OSCEOLA MUNI (about 24 miles; OSCEOLA, AR; ID: 7M4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Brighton:
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 23 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment:
6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 26 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 26 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 26 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
Public high school in Brighton:
- BRIGHTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,048;
Location: 8045 HWY 51 S; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Brighton:
- BRIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,223;
Location: 1201 OLD HIGHWAY 51; Grades: KG - 04)
- BRIGHTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,144;
Location: 7785 HWY 51 SOUTH; Grades: 05 - 08)
- TIPTON CO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 104;
Location: P O BOX 547; Grades: 03 - 12)
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