Brighton vs Kalona

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

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

Kalona has the higher population (2,679 vs 655 in Brighton). Kalona has the higher median household income ($72,766 vs $55,000 in Brighton). Kalona has the higher median home value ($221,300 vs $87,700 in Brighton).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Kalona
Population	655	2,679
Median age	37.9 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$72,766
Median home value	$87,700	$221,300
Median gross rent	$698	$819
Housing units	253	1,222
Homeownership rate	68.8%	70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	31.0%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Kalona
Population	723 → 655 (-9.4%)	2,520 → 2,679 (+6.3%)
Median household income	$48,906 → $55,000 (+12.5%)	$58,446 → $72,766 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$70,700 → $87,700 (+24.0%)	$162,800 → $221,300 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $698 (-9.9%)	$753 → $819 (+8.8%)

Brighton

Population

723655

Median household income

$48,906$55,000

Median home value

$70,700$87,700

Median gross rent

$775$698

Kalona

Population

2,5202,679

Median household income

$58,446$72,766

Median home value

$162,800$221,300

Median gross rent

$753$819

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Kalona
Under 5	13.3%	8.1%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.5%
18 to 24	3.1%	8.5%
25 to 34	11.5%	10.0%
35 to 44	10.5%	13.1%
45 to 54	18.2%	9.0%
55 to 64	10.2%	11.0%
65 to 74	7.6%	15.7%
75 and over	7.3%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Kalona
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Kalona
No high school diploma	18.7%	9.2%
High school graduate	33.9%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Kalona
Drove alone	79.3%	72.0%
Carpooled	9.1%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.4%
Walked	2.5%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	12.8%
Other means	2.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Kalona
1-unit, detached	72.7%	61.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	13.3%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	16.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Kalona
Poverty rate	23.7%	3.1%
Average household size	2.73	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	27	22
Median year structure built	1954	1978