Washington County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Brighton and their reported violations in the past:
BRIGHTON MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY (Population served: 687, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
JEFFERSON COUNTY RURAL WATER (Address: 203 PENN ST  , Population served: 660, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2001), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-02-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUL-02-2001), St Compliance achieved (JUL-11-2001), St Public Notif received (JUL-16-2001)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 25.9%
(26.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Iowa: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 66.2% | | Whole state: | 66.4% |
| This city: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 4.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brighton, IA
Brighton compared to Iowa state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Brighton (2011 data):
- Federation Bank: Brighton Branch at 112 East Washington Street, branch established on 1934/06/01. Info updated 2011/11/01: Bank assets: $111.3 mil, Deposits: $89.5 mil, headquarters in Washington, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: C-B-g, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Iowa:
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Religion statistics for Brighton (based on Washington County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.16%
| Here | | 56.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Mennonite Church USA | American Baptist Churches in the USA |
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| Adherents | 25.1% | 21.4% | 10.5% | 9.4% | 5.8% |
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| Congregations | 5.7% | 15.1% | 9.4% | 11.3% | 5.7% |
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| Name | Conservative Mennonite Conference | Old Order Amish | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 4.0% | 7.9% |
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| Congregations | 5.7% | 17.0% | 1.9% | 5.7% | 22.6% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | Washington County: | 1.88 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | This county: | 0.94 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 0.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Washington County: | 5.65 / 10,000 pop. | | Iowa: | 5.55 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 18 | This county: | 8.48 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 8.01 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Washington County: | 7.8% | | Iowa: | 7.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Washington County: | 28.3% | | State: | 27.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $3,321 | $39,852 | 1 | $963 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $5,566 | $33,396 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $8,887 | $35,548 | 1 | $963 |
Brighton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $43,000 ($65.85)
Solid Waste Management: $32,000 ($49.00)
Regular Highways: $3,000 ($4.59)
All Other: $1,000 ($1.53)
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $195,000 ($298.62)
Regular Highways: $68,000 ($104.13)
Water Utilities: $47,000 ($71.98)
Sewerage: $46,000 ($70.44)
General - Other: $13,000 ($19.91)
Parks & Recreation: $11,000 ($16.85)
Fire Protection: $11,000 ($16.85)
General Public Buildings: $10,000 ($15.31)
Financial Administration: $9,000 ($13.78)
Health Services - Other: $8,000 ($12.25)
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000 ($12.25)
Central Staff Services: $4,000 ($6.13)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($3.06)
Libraries: $1,000 ($1.53)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $30,000 ($45.94)
Solid Waste Management: $28,000 ($42.88)
Libraries: $1,000 ($1.53)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $43,000 ($65.85)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $175,000 ($267.99)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,000 ($6.13)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $160,000 ($245.02)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $15,000 ($22.97)
Other, NEC: $4,000 ($6.13)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $4,000 ($6.13)
Rents: $3,000 ($4.59)
Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($4.59)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $30,000 ($45.94)
Regular Highways: $11,000 ($16.85)
Sewerage: $11,000 ($16.85)
Fire Protection: $9,000 ($13.78)
Gas Utilities: $8,000 ($12.25)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($3.06)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $455,000 ($696.78)
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $248,000 ($379.79)
Water Utilities: $70,000 ($107.20)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $55,000 ($84.23)
General Support: $11,000 ($16.85)
- Tax - Property: $76,000 ($116.39)
Public Utilities: $2,000 ($3.06)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.53)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $89,000 ($136.29)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $9,000 ($13.78)
5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,318 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.86% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,274 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.16% | | Iowa average: | 6.47% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Brighton:
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
- KCII (1380 AM; 1 kW; WASHINGTON, IA; Owner: HOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KPSZ (940 AM; 10 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Brighton:
- KCII-FM (106.1 FM; WASHINGTON, IA; Owner: HOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSUI (91.7 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
- KIIK-FM (95.9 FM; FAIRFIELD, IA; Owner: FAIRFIELD MEIDA GROUP, INC.)
- KRNA (94.1 FM; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KILJ-FM (105.5 FM; MOUNT PLEASANT, IA; Owner: KILJ, INC.)
- KKNL (97.3 FM; NEW LONDON, IA; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING CO.)
- KAYP (89.9 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KHOE (90.5 FM; FAIRFIELD, IA; Owner: FAIRFIELD EDUCATIONAL RADIO STATION)
TV broadcast stations around Brighton:
- KYOU-TV (Channel 15; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KGWB-TV (Channel 26; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: BURLINGTON TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
- KWKB (Channel 20; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: KM TELEVISION OF IOWA, L.L.C.)
- KIIN (Channel 12; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
- K55GS (Channel 55; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K45EE (Channel 45; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K49DX (Channel 49; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K13MN (Channel 13; WASHINGTON, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
Brighton fatal accident list:
Oct 17, 1980 06:30 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 6 - Janean K Amundson, 3220 Ginkgo Ave (Lat: 41.185389 Lon: -91.829417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m, Licensee ID: L00006170
Registrant: Wellman Cooperative Telephone Association, 305 8th Ave, Wellman, IA 52356, Phone: (607) 531-9646 - Janean K Amundson, 3220 Ginkgo Ave (Lat: 41.185389 Lon: -91.829417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m, Licensee ID: L00006170
Registrant: Wellman Cooperative Telephone Association, 305 8th Ave, Wellman, IA 52356, Phone: (607) 531-9646 - LORI DAWSON, 2645 134th Street (Lat: 41.113639 Lon: -91.864417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 87.7 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- LORI DAWSON, 2645 134th Street (Lat: 41.113639 Lon: -91.864417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 87.7 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- LORI DAWSON, 2645 134th Street (Lat: 41.113639 Lon: -91.864417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 87.7 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- LORI DAWSON, 2645 134th Street (Lat: 41.113639 Lon: -91.864417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 87.7 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - 1/2 Block E Of S End Of Farmer St (Lat: 41.175583 Lon: -91.830444), Call Sign: KVO691, Licensee ID: L00688544
Assigned Frequencies: 152.885 MHz
Grant Date: 05/29/2003, Expiration Date: 06/06/2013
Registrant: Lee F Schafer, Rr 2, Brighton, IA 52540 - 1 Mi W On Hwy 78 & 1/4 Mi N On Gravel (Lat: 41.179194 Lon: -91.855722), Call Sign: WXY885, Licensee ID: L00090225
Assigned Frequencies: 151.490 MHz
Grant Date: 06/16/1998, Expiration Date: 08/25/2003, Cancellation Date: 06/21/2002
Registrant: Earl B Wright, Rr 1, Brighton, IA 52540 - Lat: 41.199472 Lon: -91.919611, Call Sign: WQAC849
Assigned Frequencies: 157.590 MHz, 152.330 MHz
Grant Date: 05/06/2004, Expiration Date: 05/06/2014, Certifier: Joseph D Parcell
Registrant: Electronic Applications Co., Inc., Burlington, IA 52601, Phone: (319) 752-2435, Fax: (319) 752-0157
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - PLEASANT PLAIN, 2645 134th Street (Lat: 41.113639 Lon: -91.864417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 87.7 m, Call Sign: WQKP487
Assigned Frequencies: 6595.00 MHz
Grant Date: 08/03/2009, Expiration Date: 08/03/2019, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: KB0JYT
Grant Date: 02/18/1992, Expiration Date: 02/18/2002, Cancellation Date: 02/19/2004
Registrant: Denise M Lynn, Rr 2 Box 117, Brighton, IA 52540 - Call Sign: N0FYK, Licensee ID: L01130552
Grant Date: 03/20/2006, Expiration Date: 04/04/2016, Certifier: Margaret E Pitt
Registrant: Margaret E Pitt, 101 S Liberty, Brighton, IA 52540 - Call Sign: N0GOJ, Licensee ID: L01062785
Grant Date: 09/13/2005, Expiration Date: 11/20/2015, Certifier: Van M Fisher
Registrant: Van M Fisher, 3227 120th St, Brighton, IA 52540 - Call Sign: WB0MEW, Licensee ID: L01361709
Grant Date: 01/23/2008, Expiration Date: 10/03/2017, Certifier: Carroll L Pitt
Registrant: Carroll L Pitt, 101 Liberty, Brighton, IA 52540
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3565K , Serial Number: 28-23629, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 08/14/1967
Registrant (Corporation): Db Dickinson Farms Inc, 1305 310th St, Brighton, IA 52540 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-161 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 678JW , Serial Number: 28-7916266, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 12/07/1995
Registrant (Individual): John C Whitacre, 1544 335th St, Brighton, IA 52540
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Brighton
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| Most common first names in Brighton, IA among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| John | 14 | 76.0 years |
| Roy | 11 | 74.6 years |
| Mary | 9 | 84.0 years |
| Robert | 9 | 72.9 years |
| Harold | 9 | 75.1 years |
| James | 8 | 67.8 years |
| Charles | 8 | 75.8 years |
| Raymond | 7 | 77.6 years |
| Harry | 7 | 78.1 years |
| Ralph | 6 | 76.0 years |
| Most common last names in Brighton, IA among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Kurtz | 9 | 79.0 years |
| Farrier | 8 | 82.2 years |
| Peck | 8 | 74.8 years |
| Smith | 8 | 75.8 years |
| Johnson | 6 | 78.6 years |
| Hook | 6 | 79.3 years |
| Fritz | 6 | 76.5 years |
| Hesseltine | 6 | 73.9 years |
| Lowe | 6 | 76.9 years |
| Lowry | 6 | 78.0 years |
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Metal and mineral, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Recyclable material merchant wholesalers"
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