Brighton vs Wellman

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

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

Wellman has the higher population (1,539 vs 655 in Brighton). Wellman has the higher median household income ($56,696 vs $55,000 in Brighton). Wellman has the higher median home value ($149,000 vs $87,700 in Brighton).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	Wellman
Population	655	1,539
Median age	37.9 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$56,696
Median home value	$87,700	$149,000
Median gross rent	$698	$765
Housing units	253	682
Homeownership rate	68.8%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	Wellman
Population	723 → 655 (-9.4%)	1,321 → 1,539 (+16.5%)
Median household income	$48,906 → $55,000 (+12.5%)	$56,528 → $56,696 (+0.3%)
Median home value	$70,700 → $87,700 (+24.0%)	$117,400 → $149,000 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $698 (-9.9%)	$609 → $765 (+25.6%)

Brighton

Population

723655

Median household income

$48,906$55,000

Median home value

$70,700$87,700

Median gross rent

$775$698

Wellman

Population

1,3211,539

Median household income

$56,528$56,696

Median home value

$117,400$149,000

Median gross rent

$609$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	Wellman
Under 5	13.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.3%	19.0%
18 to 24	3.1%	3.2%
25 to 34	11.5%	12.8%
35 to 44	10.5%	14.1%
45 to 54	18.2%	8.6%
55 to 64	10.2%	10.4%
65 to 74	7.6%	13.5%
75 and over	7.3%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	Wellman
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	Wellman
No high school diploma	18.7%	7.1%
High school graduate	33.9%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	Wellman
Drove alone	79.3%	86.9%
Carpooled	9.1%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	4.7%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	Wellman
1-unit, detached	72.7%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	Wellman
Poverty rate	23.7%	6.6%
Average household size	2.73	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	27	24
Median year structure built	1954	1973