Byron

Population: 1,876
Median household income: $92,813
Median home value: $862,200

Located in Contra Costa County, California, Byron is a community with a population of 1,876. At $92,813, its median household income sits below Contra Costa County's $125,727.

Between 2019 and 2023, Byron's population grew 43.9% from 1,304 to 1,876, while its median home value rose 45.4% from $593,100 to $862,200.

72.2% of workers drive to work alone. 85.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,876
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $92,813
Median home value: $862,200
Median gross rent: $2,488
Housing units: 535
Homeownership rate: 63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 15.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3041,876

Median household income

$68,750$92,813

Median home value

$593,100$862,200

Median gross rent

$1,429$2,488

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,304	$68,750	$593,100	$1,429
2020	2,057	$79,750	$693,800	$2,217
2021	2,113	$83,472	$679,600	$2,240
2022	1,918	$79,196	$730,400	$2,316
2023	1,876	$92,813	$862,200	$2,488

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 2419.7%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 443.7%

45 to 5415.1%

55 to 6420.9%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	53	2.8%
5 to 17	287	15.3%
18 to 24	369	19.7%
25 to 34	158	8.4%
35 to 44	70	3.7%
45 to 54	283	15.1%
55 to 64	393	20.9%
65 to 74	173	9.2%
75 and over	90	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	942	50.2%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	85	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	835	44.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate21.7%

Some college or associate's46.0%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	175	15.0%
High school graduate	253	21.7%
Some college or associate's	537	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	121	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	81	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 41 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled15.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	554	72.2%
Carpooled	121	15.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	54	7.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	5.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	162	22.2%
15 to 29 min	87	11.9%
30 to 44 min	143	19.6%
45 to 59 min	52	7.1%
60+ min	285	39.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.50
Poverty rate: 15.5% (290 of 1,872)

	Count	Share
Family households	403	75.3%
Nonfamily households	132	24.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	535	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	337	63.0%
Renter-occupied	198	37.0%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	459	85.8%
1-unit, attached	17	3.2%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	19	3.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40	7.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0609346
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.8756, -121.6421