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Brighton, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Brighton is a Census city of 3,079 people across 1.41 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $38,221, 81.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $467,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brighton
What Brighton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.41 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,176 plus or minus 592
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
How many people live in Brighton
- Population3,079 plus or minus 837
- Median age43.2 plus or minus 12.8
- Population under 18863 plus or minus 350
- Share under 1828.0 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Population 65 and over563 plus or minus 201
- Share 65 and over18.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Households1,240 plus or minus 323
- Family households731 plus or minus 296
- Share of households that are families59.0 percent plus or minus 18.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
Income and work in Brighton
- Median household income$38,221 plus or minus $13,546
- Per capita income$18,406 plus or minus $5,314
- Civilian labor force1,291 plus or minus 487
- Employed1,058 plus or minus 467
- Unemployed233 plus or minus 127
- Unemployment rate18.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Adults 25 and over2,107 plus or minus 565
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
Housing in Brighton
- Housing units1,578 plus or minus 327
- Occupied units1,240 plus or minus 323
- Vacant units338 plus or minus 117
- Vacancy rate21.4 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Owner occupied1,007 plus or minus 314
- Renter occupied233 plus or minus 92
- Ownership rate81.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$70,800 plus or minus $15,394
- Median gross rent, monthly$656 plus or minus $153
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.6 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Single family units1,262 plus or minus 322
- Share single family80.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more90 plus or minus 54
- Share in buildings of two or more5.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Mobile homes226 plus or minus 124
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
How Brighton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,015 plus or minus 468
- Commuting under 15 minutes81 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.0 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more457 plus or minus 421
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.0 percent plus or minus 36.0
- Drove alone90.0 percent
- Carpooled4.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home3.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
SBA loans in Brighton (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$467,000
- Average approval$467,000
- Median approval$467,000
- Largest approval$467,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brighton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Brighton
Flood risk in Brighton
- NFIP communityCity of Brighton
- NFIP community number010117
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/24/21
The City of Brighton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010117 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jefferson County, not Brighton
Jefferson County context, not Brighton figures
- Establishments in Jefferson County16,989
- Covered employment, Jefferson County367,081
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$71,562
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County2,117
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brighton.
All Jefferson County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Brighton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brighton, Alabama?
3,079, in 1,240 households. Brighton city covers 1.41 square miles of land, which is 2,176 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brighton in?
Jefferson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Brighton?
$38,221. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $70,800. Median gross rent is $656 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brighton businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $467,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $467,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brighton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brighton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brighton. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Brighton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brighton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brighton, city of, community 010117, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Brighton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Brighton.
Is zoning published for Brighton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.