Brighton vs Washington

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

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

Washington has the higher population (7,314 vs 655 in Brighton). Washington has the higher median household income ($56,536 vs $55,000 in Brighton). Washington has the higher median home value ($144,500 vs $87,700 in Brighton).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Washington
Population	655	7,314
Median age	37.9 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$56,536
Median home value	$87,700	$144,500
Median gross rent	$698	$927
Housing units	253	3,222
Homeownership rate	68.8%	59.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Washington
Population	723 → 655 (-9.4%)	7,313 → 7,314 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$48,906 → $55,000 (+12.5%)	$52,697 → $56,536 (+7.3%)
Median home value	$70,700 → $87,700 (+24.0%)	$116,900 → $144,500 (+23.6%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $698 (-9.9%)	$798 → $927 (+16.2%)

Brighton

Population

723655

Median household income

$48,906$55,000

Median home value

$70,700$87,700

Median gross rent

$775$698

Washington

Population

7,3137,314

Median household income

$52,697$56,536

Median home value

$116,900$144,500

Median gross rent

$798$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Washington
Under 5	13.3%	7.3%
5 to 17	18.3%	15.0%
18 to 24	3.1%	8.9%
25 to 34	11.5%	13.1%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.6%
45 to 54	18.2%	10.9%
55 to 64	10.2%	10.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	11.9%
75 and over	7.3%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	84.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Washington
No high school diploma	18.7%	6.7%
High school graduate	33.9%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Washington
Drove alone	79.3%	76.8%
Carpooled	9.1%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.5%
Walked	2.5%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	7.8%
Other means	2.1%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Washington
1-unit, detached	72.7%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Washington
Poverty rate	23.7%	15.0%
Average household size	2.73	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1954	1953