ZIP 52540 · Brighton
Who lives in ZIP code 52540 (Brighton, IA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brighton, IA · Jefferson County
uszips 2026
People1,088
Median age49.4
Household income$55,000
Home value$125,397
Median rent$681/mo
Poverty20.8%
College degree+20.8%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 472
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.8% are 65 or older; 75.9% are adults.
Household income
24.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,190.
Education (adults 25+)
11.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.8%
- Never married
- 18.8%
- Divorced
- 14.4%
- Widowed
- 11.0%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 49.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.5%
- Rent burden
- 22.6%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.9%
- Unemployment
- 1.5%
- Self-employed
- 13.1%
- Farmers
- 18.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.8%
- Veterans
- 7.9%
- With a disability
- 14.1%
- No health insurance
- 5.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.