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Brighton is a Census city of 588 people across 0.78 square miles of land, in Washington County. Median household income is $50,481, 68.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brighton
What Brighton is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.78 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land752 plus or minus 185
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington 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
- Population588 plus or minus 145
- Median age40.7 plus or minus 19.7
- Population under 18150 plus or minus 53
- Share under 1825.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over129 plus or minus 35
- Share 65 and over21.9 percent
- Households235 plus or minus 52
- Family households139 plus or minus 42
- Share of households that are families59.1 percent plus or minus 12.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
Income and work in Brighton
- Median household income$50,481
- Per capita income$27,231 plus or minus $8,675
- Civilian labor force256 plus or minus 65
- Employed248 plus or minus 66
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over418 plus or minus 84
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.0 percent plus or minus 23.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.1 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brighton
Housing in Brighton
- Housing units244 plus or minus 52
- Occupied units235 plus or minus 52
- Vacant units9 plus or minus 14
- Vacancy rate3.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied161 plus or minus 42
- Renter occupied74 plus or minus 32
- Ownership rate68.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$92,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$675
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.0 percent
- Single family units178 plus or minus 41
- Share single family73.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more31 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more12.7 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Mobile homes35 plus or minus 24
- Median year structure built1953
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 commute217 plus or minus 56
- Commuting under 15 minutes49 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.6 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more65 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.0 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Drove alone80.8 percent
- Carpooled8.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home7.3 percent plus or minus 7.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Washington County, not Brighton
Washington County context, not Brighton figures
- Establishments in Washington County687
- Covered employment, Washington County8,558
- Average annual pay, Washington County$48,539
- Housing units permitted, Washington County34
Every figure in this section is published for Washington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brighton.
All Washington 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, Iowa?
588, in 235 households. Brighton city covers 0.78 square miles of land, which is 752 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?
Washington 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?
$50,481. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $92,900. Median gross rent is $675 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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 Washington 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.
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