Brighton, IA Population

Overview

649

Total Population

39.2

Median age

45.45%

Female population %

12:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

61.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

18

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Brighton's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Brighton is 39.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Brighton's population under 18 was 26.81%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Brighton's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Brighton, 25.42% were under the age of 15, 14.79% aged 15 to 29, 47.15% aged 30 to 64, 10.63% aged 65 to 84, and 2.00% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 59 less females than males in Brighton:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 45.45% females and 54.55% males in Brighton, IA.
The Brighton, IA gender ratio is 12:100 i.e. 12 men to 100 women (1.200).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 44.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 48.

Brighton's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Brighton population: 92.91% are White, 0.62% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.46% are some other race and 6.01% are multiracial.
Brighton's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 18 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 631 (97.23% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Brighton is White with a population of 603 (92.91% of the total population).

Brighton's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 695 in the year 2001
From 2000 to 2010, Brighton's population decreased by 29 (4.23%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Brighton's population decreased by 57 (8.68%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Brighton's population was lowest in year 2022 at 594.