Brighton vs West Chester

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

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

Brighton has the higher population (655 vs 168 in West Chester). Brighton has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $49,750 in West Chester). Brighton has the higher median home value ($87,700 vs $73,800 in West Chester).

Population, income & housing

	Brighton	West Chester
Population	655	168
Median age	37.9 yrs	28.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$49,750
Median home value	$87,700	$73,800
Median gross rent	$698	$718
Housing units	253	67
Homeownership rate	68.8%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.5%	14.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	17.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brighton	West Chester
Population	723 → 655 (-9.4%)	82 → 168 (+104.9%)
Median household income	$48,906 → $55,000 (+12.5%)	$47,750 → $49,750 (+4.2%)
Median home value	$70,700 → $87,700 (+24.0%)	$54,400 → $73,800 (+35.7%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $698 (-9.9%)	—

Brighton

Population

723655

Median household income

$48,906$55,000

Median home value

$70,700$87,700

Median gross rent

$775$698

West Chester

Population

82168

Median household income

$47,750$49,750

Median home value

$54,400$73,800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brighton	West Chester
Under 5	13.3%	1.8%
5 to 17	18.3%	23.8%
18 to 24	3.1%	17.9%
25 to 34	11.5%	16.1%
35 to 44	10.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	18.2%	11.3%
55 to 64	10.2%	7.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	4.8%
75 and over	7.3%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brighton	West Chester
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	88.7%
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	0.6%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.0%	10.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brighton	West Chester
No high school diploma	18.7%	12.6%
High school graduate	33.9%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.4%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brighton	West Chester
Drove alone	79.3%	96.7%
Carpooled	9.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	3.3%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brighton	West Chester
1-unit, detached	72.7%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	25.4%

Poverty & households

	Brighton	West Chester
Poverty rate	23.7%	28.0%
Average household size	2.73	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1954	1938