Ainsworth vs Brighton

A side-by-side comparison of Ainsworth and Brighton: population, income, housing, and more.

Ainsworth and Brighton are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ainsworth has the higher population (723 vs 655 in Brighton). Ainsworth has the higher median household income ($67,115 vs $55,000 in Brighton). Ainsworth has the higher median home value ($110,300 vs $87,700 in Brighton).

Population, income & housing

	Ainsworth	Brighton
Population	723	655
Median age	33.6 yrs	37.9 yrs
Median household income	$67,115	$55,000
Median home value	$110,300	$87,700
Median gross rent	$714	$698
Housing units	225	253
Homeownership rate	81.5%	68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.6%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ainsworth	Brighton
Population	577 → 723 (+25.3%)	723 → 655 (-9.4%)
Median household income	$54,875 → $67,115 (+22.3%)	$48,906 → $55,000 (+12.5%)
Median home value	$97,900 → $110,300 (+12.7%)	$70,700 → $87,700 (+24.0%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $714 (+14.2%)	$775 → $698 (-9.9%)

Ainsworth

Population

577723

Median household income

$54,875$67,115

Median home value

$97,900$110,300

Median gross rent

$625$714

Brighton

Population

723655

Median household income

$48,906$55,000

Median home value

$70,700$87,700

Median gross rent

$775$698

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ainsworth	Brighton
Under 5	1.7%	13.3%
5 to 17	29.7%	18.3%
18 to 24	12.2%	3.1%
25 to 34	6.8%	11.5%
35 to 44	22.1%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	18.2%
55 to 64	6.6%	10.2%
65 to 74	6.6%	7.6%
75 and over	2.5%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ainsworth	Brighton
White (non-Hispanic)	63.9%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	33.6%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ainsworth	Brighton
No high school diploma	14.7%	18.7%
High school graduate	44.1%	33.9%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ainsworth	Brighton
Drove alone	67.8%	79.3%
Carpooled	20.2%	9.1%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	7.0%
Other means	3.8%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ainsworth	Brighton
1-unit, detached	84.0%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	14.2%

Poverty & households

	Ainsworth	Brighton
Poverty rate	1.9%	23.7%
Average household size	3.35	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	19	27
Median year structure built	1938	1954