Byron vs New Lothrop

A side-by-side comparison of Byron and New Lothrop: population, income, housing, and more.

Byron and New Lothrop are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Byron has the higher population (654 vs 640 in New Lothrop). New Lothrop has the higher median household income ($78,500 vs $64,135 in Byron). New Lothrop has the higher median home value ($178,100 vs $177,500 in Byron).

Population, income & housing

	Byron	New Lothrop
Population	654	640
Median age	38.0 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$64,135	$78,500
Median home value	$177,500	$178,100
Median gross rent	$950	$750
Housing units	287	283
Homeownership rate	82.5%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Byron	New Lothrop
Population	494 → 654 (+32.4%)	628 → 640 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$59,375 → $64,135 (+8.0%)	$46,563 → $78,500 (+68.6%)
Median home value	$109,200 → $177,500 (+62.5%)	$111,300 → $178,100 (+60.0%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $950 (+52.0%)	$750 → $750 (+0.0%)

Byron

Population

494654

Median household income

$59,375$64,135

Median home value

$109,200$177,500

Median gross rent

$625$950

New Lothrop

Population

628640

Median household income

$46,563$78,500

Median home value

$111,300$178,100

Median gross rent

$750$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Byron	New Lothrop
Under 5	5.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	19.7%	18.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	9.2%
25 to 34	15.7%	13.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	13.8%
45 to 54	11.5%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.9%
65 to 74	11.3%	8.9%
75 and over	6.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Byron	New Lothrop
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	96.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Byron	New Lothrop
No high school diploma	9.5%	12.1%
High school graduate	33.0%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Byron	New Lothrop
Drove alone	78.5%	75.2%
Carpooled	10.3%	1.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	8.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	10.0%	12.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Byron	New Lothrop
1-unit, detached	77.0%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	12.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Byron	New Lothrop
Poverty rate	9.2%	16.3%
Average household size	2.61	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	37	34
Median year structure built	1959	1971