CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brighton

Iowa · 671 residents · 0.78 sq mi

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Brighton is a city of 671 people in Iowa. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 2% of adults. The typical home is worth $23,000. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. That trails the Iowa median by roughly 26%. Median household income is $19,519, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

2% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

671

−2%vs 2000

vs 687 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.78 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024588

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(41)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(59)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(58)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(49)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(26)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(111)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(94)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(67)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(52)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(52)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.5%(50)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,519

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,139 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,337

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,140 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.0%

+5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$23,000

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$300

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $378 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.6%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

23.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99%(680)

Black0.4%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(669)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(13)

Spaniard1.7%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.5%(3)

Native Hawaiian0.2%(1)

Ancestry

German25%(147)

Irish14.1%(83)

English9%(53)

American6.5%(38)

French2.9%(17)

Polish2.6%(15)

Norwegian2.4%(14)

Dutch1.7%(10)

Scottish1.2%(7)

Swedish1%(6)

Swiss0.7%(4)

Hungarian0.5%(3)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(3)

Italian0.3%(2)

Welsh0.3%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

2.3%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.5%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.5%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.9 min

+108%vs 2000

vs 13.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married19.7%(43)

Married59.6%(130)

Widowed6%(13)

Divorced14.7%(32)

Women 15+

Never married27.7%(65)

Married49.8%(117)

Widowed7.7%(18)

Divorced14.9%(35)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−13.7 ptssince 2013

from 19.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

36.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 36.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.1%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.7%

+9.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

37.9%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 32.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.9%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.0%

+14.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)5.1%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.8%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17.9%(7)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.6%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 39 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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