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Brighton township, Washington County, IA

759 Population
26.3 square miles 28.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50.5 ±15.8 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 40.7 ±0.7
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,611 ±$6,939 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington County: $39,046 ±$2,400
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$58,594 ±$29,020 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington County: $75,647 ±$2,941
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

23% ±15.2% (174  ±122) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Washington County: 8.2% † 1,817 (±1.4% / ±310)
  • more than double the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26 minutes ±14.8 (7,630  ±2,257) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Washington County: 23.5 243,295 (±1.9 / ±21,932)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

299 ±68 Number of households
  • Washington County: 8,972 ±201
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (759  ±179) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Washington County: 2.5 22,215 (±0.1 / ±11)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.4% ±6.4% (6  ±9) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 6.9% † 318 (±1.9% / ±89)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

350 ±77 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 9,657 ±80
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$115,900 ±$22,584 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Washington County: $203,900 ±$13,093
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

6.8% ±4.8% (51  ±38) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington County: 10.6% † 2,351 (±1.6% / ±356.3)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88% ±2.3% (492  ±109) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Washington County: 93.5% 14,387 (±3.9% / ±597.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
9.8% ±5.1% (55  ±31) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 26.2% 4,038 (±2.1% / ±327.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.2% ±1.2% (9  ±9) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 3.2% 730
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.7% ±3.1% (39  ±20) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Washington County: 5.1% † 873 (±1% / ±169)
  • a little higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
39 Total veterans ±20 34 Male ±19 5 Female ±5

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