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Population (year 2000): 3,640. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,391 (-6.8% change)
 

Males: 1,693  (46.5%)
Females: 1,947  (53.5%)

Jefferson County

Median resident age:  37.7 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35020.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,300 (it was $21,364 in 2000)
Brighton  $24,300
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $54,800 (it was $42,000 in 2000)
Brighton  $54,800
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Brighton:

  • Black (89.1%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (8.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Other race (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

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Ancestries: Subsaharan African (2.9%), Italian (1.2%), United States (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 503 feet

Land area: 1.40 square miles.

Population density: 2434 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Brighton

  • High school or higher: 71.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brighton city

  • Never married: 35.0%
  • Now married: 32.9%
  • Separated: 5.4%
  • Widowed: 14.8%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Brighton, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brighton to the number of sex offenders is 310 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Brighton:  0.5% ($214)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
Brighton satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hoover, AL (10.3 miles , pop. 62,742).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (10.9 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (583.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Midfield, AL (1.7 miles ), Lipscomb, AL (1.8 miles ), Fairfield, AL (3.3 miles ), Bessemer, AL (3.4 miles ), Hueytown, AL (3.6 miles ), Pleasant Grove, AL (4.2 miles ), McDonald Chapel, AL (5.7 miles ), Edgewater, AL (5.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $122,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $122,000
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $77,500
  • 2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $77,500
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $77,500

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Latitude: 33.44 N, Longitude: 86.95 W


6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

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Population change in the 1990s: -1,102 (-23.2%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Administrative and support and waste management services (14%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (31%)
  • Finance and insurance (15%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Customer service representatives (6%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)


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Crime in Brighton by Year

Type 2001 2003 2004
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 001
    per 100,000 0.00.028.4
Robberies 111013
    per 100,000 301.0280.8369.5
Assaults 563522
    per 100,000 1532.6982.9625.4
Burglaries 736347
    per 100,000 1997.81769.21336.0
Thefts 12388100
    per 100,000 3366.22471.22842.5
Auto thefts 213625
    per 100,000 574.71011.0710.6
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 121.0) 717.3584.4522.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (10 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.93
US city average:  3.00

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Brighton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 184% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 5.7 miles away from the Brighton city center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 11.0 miles away from the city center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Brighton:
  • HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; FAIRFIELD, AL)
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON (about 6 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
  • UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 8 miles; BESSEMER, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brighton:
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 16 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
  • TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 48 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 63 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brighton:
  • BESSEMER (about 10 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
  • SHELBY COUNTY (about 23 miles; ALABASTER, AL; ID: EET)
  • BIBB COUNTY (about 37 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL; ID: 0A8)

Amtrak station near Brighton:
  • 11 miles: BIRMINGHAM (1819 MORRIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brighton:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 8 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 23 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 43 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
Public elementary/middle school in Brighton:
  • BRIGHTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 380; Location: 3400 BROWN CIR; Grades: KG - 08)

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Notable location: Brighton City Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Joley Cemetery (1), Brighton Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.2%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.5%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  27.2%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  14.6%
Whole state:  7.3%

Brighton compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:



Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 8$14,163$21,2450$0
Streets and Highways 9$12,529$16,7050$0
Police - Other 6$7,862$15,7240$0
Other Government Administration 7$12,108$20,7570$0
Judicial and Legal 1$1,541$18,4920$0
Totals for Government 31$48,203$18,6590$0



5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,478 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.35%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($307 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.13%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Shelby County, AL  0.84% ($55,697 average AGI)
from Tuscaloosa County, AL  0.23% ($35,105)
from St. Clair County, AL  0.23% ($34,538)


5.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,640 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.61%
Alabama average:  6.16%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($192 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.04%
Alabama average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Shelby County, AL  1.35% ($55,359 average AGI)
to St. Clair County, AL  0.49% ($44,314)
to Blount County, AL  0.23% ($37,239)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brighton:
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSMQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: BESSEMER RADIO INC.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WJLD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FAIRFIELD, AL; Owner: RICHARDSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WATV (900 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
  • WAYE (1220 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WLPH (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; IRONDALE, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brighton:
  • WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
  • W281AB (104.1 FM; MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WVSU-FM (91.1 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: SAMFORD UNIVERSITY)
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLJR (88.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH)
  • WQEM (101.5 FM; COLUMBIANA, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • WQOP-FM (92.5 FM; DORA, AL; Owner: QUEEN OF PEACE RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Brighton:
  • WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
  • WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
  • WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
  • W34BI (Channel 34; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • W62BG (Channel 62; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W49AY (Channel 49; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • W15AZ (Channel 15; ALABASTER, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL)

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