Bethel Island vs Byron

A side-by-side comparison of Bethel Island and Byron: population, income, housing, and more.

Bethel Island and Byron are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bethel Island has the higher population (2,144 vs 1,876 in Byron). Byron has the higher median household income ($92,813 vs $78,393 in Bethel Island). Byron has the higher median home value ($862,200 vs $549,500 in Bethel Island).

Population, income & housing

	Bethel Island	Byron
Population	2,144	1,876
Median age	54.5 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$78,393	$92,813
Median home value	$549,500	$862,200
Median gross rent	$1,390	$2,488
Housing units	1,072	535
Homeownership rate	71.8%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	31.1%	15.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bethel Island	Byron
Population	2,161 → 2,144 (-0.8%)	1,304 → 1,876 (+43.9%)
Median household income	$33,583 → $78,393 (+133.4%)	$68,750 → $92,813 (+35.0%)
Median home value	$168,900 → $549,500 (+225.3%)	$593,100 → $862,200 (+45.4%)
Median gross rent	$730 → $1,390 (+90.4%)	$1,429 → $2,488 (+74.1%)

Bethel Island

Population

2,1612,144

Median household income

$33,583$78,393

Median home value

$168,900$549,500

Median gross rent

$730$1,390

Byron

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bethel Island	Byron
Under 5	0.0%	2.8%
5 to 17	11.8%	15.3%
18 to 24	10.0%	19.7%
25 to 34	5.1%	8.4%
35 to 44	14.6%	3.7%
45 to 54	9.0%	15.1%
55 to 64	20.6%	20.9%
65 to 74	18.8%	9.2%
75 and over	10.1%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bethel Island	Byron
White (non-Hispanic)	67.3%	50.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.6%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	25.4%	44.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bethel Island	Byron
No high school diploma	27.7%	15.0%
High school graduate	16.6%	21.7%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bethel Island	Byron
Drove alone	73.4%	72.2%
Carpooled	16.6%	15.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bethel Island	Byron
1-unit, detached	64.0%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	32.6%	7.5%

Poverty & households

	Bethel Island	Byron
Poverty rate	29.8%	15.5%
Average household size	2.38	3.50
Mean commute (minutes)	29	41
Median year structure built	1974	1978