Brighton, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,278 (All urban)

Brighton, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,650 (1,379 occupied: 923 owner occupied, 456 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	28%

Housing density: 1178 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $153,231.

Median contract rent in 2007: $340 (lower quartile is $269, upper quartile is $388)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $515

Median gross rent in Brighton, AL in 2007: $541

Housing units in Brighton with a mortgage: 389 (43 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 465

Brighton,AL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $63,246 (it was $39,800 in 2000)

Brighton:	$63,246
Alabama:	$115,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $39,669 - $91,380

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $71,299
Here: $71,299
State: $173,037

Townhouses or other attached units: $92,889
Here: $92,889
State: $137,814

Mobile homes: $18,911
Here: $18,911
State: $39,336

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,539

In family households: 3,072 (447 male householders, 453 female householders)
426 spouses, 1,157 children (1,048 natural, 49 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 289 grandchildren, 101 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 104 other relatives, 68 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 467 (187 male householders (177 living alone)), 261 female householders (257 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 285 2-persons, 273 3-persons, 187 4-persons, 85 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 39 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 434 1-person, 14 2-persons.

285 married couples with children.
374 single-parent households (36 men, 338 women).

96.4% of residents of Brighton speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brighton, Alabama:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 55 4 rooms: 156 5 rooms: 162 6 rooms: 238 7 rooms: 161 8 rooms: 106 9 or more rooms: 40

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brighton, Alabama:
	1 room: 27 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 42 4 rooms: 158 5 rooms: 56 6 rooms: 87 7 rooms: 56 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 16

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 15
1995 to 1998: 71
1990 to 1994: 7
1980 to 1989: 45
1970 to 1979: 215
1960 to 1969: 387
1950 to 1959: 379
1940 to 1949: 267
1939 or earlier: 264

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brighton:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 43 2 bedrooms: 290 3 bedrooms: 426 4 bedrooms: 140 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brighton:
	no bedroom: 27 1 bedroom: 95 2 bedrooms: 181 3 bedrooms: 123 4 bedrooms: 24 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Brighton in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 161 1 vehicle: 378 2 vehicles: 215 3 vehicles: 104 4 vehicles: 39 5 or more vehicles: 26

Cars and other vehicles available in Brighton in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 140 1 vehicle: 219 2 vehicles: 74 3 vehicles: 23 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Brighton, AL:

Less than $10,000: 37
$10,000 to $14,999: 19
$15,000 to $19,999: 14
$20,000 to $24,999: 16
$25,000 to $29,999: 29
$30,000 to $34,999: 38
$35,000 to $39,999: 43
$40,000 to $49,999: 114
$50,000 to $59,999: 88
$60,000 to $69,999: 64
$70,000 to $79,999: 71
$80,000 to $89,999: 81
$90,000 to $99,999: 62
$100,000 to $124,999: 85
$125,000 to $149,999: 42
$150,000 to $174,999: 19
$175,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 3
$300,000 to $399,999: 3
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Brighton rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Brighton:

Less than $100: 26 people
$100 to $149: 19
$150 to $199: 28
$200 to $249: 14
$250 to $299: 39
$300 to $349: 63
$350 to $399: 83
$400 to $449: 14
$450 to $499: 23
$500 to $549: 19
$550 to $599: 8
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 5
$700 to $749: 3
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 58

Brighton, AL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.7%
Number of people working at home: 7 (0.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 0
5 to 9 minutes: 87
10 to 14 minutes: 98
15 to 19 minutes: 191
20 to 24 minutes: 240
25 to 29 minutes: 59
30 to 34 minutes: 272
35 to 39 minutes: 17
40 to 44 minutes: 19
45 to 59 minutes: 80
60 to 89 minutes: 6
90 or more minutes: 19

Brighton mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 897 (82%)
Carpooled: 147 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16 (1%)
Walked: 5 (0%)
Other means: 23 (2%)
Worked at home: 7 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 322
$10,000 to $14,999: 189
$15,000 to $19,999: 97
$20,000 to $24,999: 172
$25,000 to $29,999: 112
$30,000 to $34,999: 89
$35,000 to $39,999: 39
$40,000 to $44,999: 87
$45,000 to $49,999: 45
$50,000 to $59,999: 69
$60,000 to $74,999: 44
$75,000 to $99,999: 44
$100,000 to $124,999: 24
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 or more: 9

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2672

Subsaharan African:: 105

African: 85

Italian: 42

United States or American: 38

Irish: 26

Nigerian: 20

Scotch-Irish: 10

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3228
Northeast: 21
Midwest: 69
South: 166
West: 61

70% of Brighton residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Alabama.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 23
9th grade: 44
10th grade: 22
11th grade: 55
12th grade, no diploma: 67
High school graduate (or equivalency): 418
Less than 1 year of college: 48
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 123
Associate degree: 43
Bachelor's degree: 56
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 44
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 19
7th and 8th grade: 60
9th grade: 38
10th grade: 21
11th grade: 74
12th grade, no diploma: 132
High school graduate (or equivalency): 369
Less than 1 year of college: 87
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 183
Associate degree: 138
Bachelor's degree: 121
Master's degree: 24
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 17.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $12,958
Black householders: $27,345
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $2,971

Brighton household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Brighton household income for Black householders

Brighton marital status for males

Brighton marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $79,455
Black or African American householders: $66,742

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,354
One, attached: 40
Two: 44
3 or 4: 17
20 to 49: 44
Mobile homes: 151

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,762

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Brighton:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (80%) Electricity (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19

Here:	4.2%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 15

Here:	8.4%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32

Here:	25.4%
Alabama:	14.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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