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Brighton, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Brighton, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,420. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BRIGHTON-IA · Brighton, IA 1 ZIPs · 1,420 pop · #19992/25278 · Washington County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $55,000
  • RANK-LOWER #19992/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Wellman
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,420
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $115,300

Nearest income peer: Wellman, IA (+ $2,321 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Brighton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Brighton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Brighton, IA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,420
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,000
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($55,000 average) · poverty 20.8%. The primary code (52540) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Brighton as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Casey is the closest lower-income city and Clarinda the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Brighton.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 52540, is all of Brighton

There is no split to weigh here: 52540 holds every one of Brighton's 1,420 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Brighton

Citywide ZBP: 19 establishments, 103 employees , annual payroll $3,777k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 52540 (19 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Brighton, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Washington County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Brighton. See the Washington County roll-up →

Every one of the 8 cities sharing Washington County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Brighton, Washington, Kalona and Riverside among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Ainsworth marks the far end of that range at $93,750, 70% above Brighton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
52540 1,420 $55,000 19 6
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Brighton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Brighton, .