Leighton is home to 150 people in Iowa. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $126,600. The poverty rate is 2.0%, under the national 12.5%. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,389, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 9%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Leighton
What changed most since 1990
White share100.0% → 96.0%(−4.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants73.7% → 80.3%(+6.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)25%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.5%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.5%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 8 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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Over time
Leighton, decade by decade
Leighton population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
143
$65,001
$84,722
10.3%
0.0
2000
153
$85,011
$139,721
9.1%
0.0
2010
162
$63,537
$168,601
23.2%
1.5
2020
158
$66,879
$134,294
12.8%
10.3
2024
150
$66,389
$126,600
25.2%
9.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
