Byron Center is a somewhat small town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 7,431 people and four associated neighborhoods, Byron Center is the 153rd largest community in Michigan. Much of the housing stock in Byron Center was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Byron Center economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Byron Center, where the median household income is $102,376.00. Byron Center real estate is some of the most expensive in Michigan, although Byron Center house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Byron Center is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Byron Center is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Byron Center who work in management occupations (16.88%), healthcare (12.42%), and sales jobs (7.84%). Also of interest is that Byron Center has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Byron Center telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.83% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Byron Center is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Byron Center really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Byron Center perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Byron Center spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.65 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be. Byron Center is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Byron Center are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.55% of adults in Byron Center have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Byron Center in 2022 was $39,981, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $159,924 for a family of four. The people who call Byron Center home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Byron Center residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Byron Center include Dutch, German, English, Norwegian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Byron Center is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Polish.
