Byron vs Oronoco

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

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

Byron has the higher population (6,510 vs 1,665 in Oronoco). Oronoco has the higher median household income ($146,875 vs $121,681 in Byron). Oronoco has the higher median home value ($468,700 vs $326,400 in Byron).

Population, income & housing

	Byron	Oronoco
Population	6,510	1,665
Median age	37.4 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$121,681	$146,875
Median home value	$326,400	$468,700
Median gross rent	$1,079	$1,063
Housing units	2,453	548
Homeownership rate	81.2%	98.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.5%	56.4%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Byron	Oronoco
Population	5,462 → 6,510 (+19.2%)	1,577 → 1,665 (+5.6%)
Median household income	$94,153 → $121,681 (+29.2%)	$121,250 → $146,875 (+21.1%)
Median home value	$218,400 → $326,400 (+49.5%)	$308,100 → $468,700 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	$957 → $1,079 (+12.7%)	$938 → $1,063 (+13.3%)

Byron

Population

5,4626,510

Median household income

$94,153$121,681

Median home value

$218,400$326,400

Median gross rent

$957$1,079

Oronoco

Population

1,5771,665

Median household income

$121,250$146,875

Median home value

$308,100$468,700

Median gross rent

$938$1,063

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Byron	Oronoco
Under 5	4.5%	7.1%
5 to 17	25.9%	28.6%
18 to 24	6.2%	2.8%
25 to 34	12.3%	10.1%
35 to 44	15.9%	20.4%
45 to 54	14.8%	10.2%
55 to 64	7.3%	12.0%
65 to 74	7.8%	6.0%
75 and over	5.3%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Byron	Oronoco
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	91.7%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Byron	Oronoco
No high school diploma	0.7%	4.3%
High school graduate	18.3%	14.4%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	34.8%
Graduate or professional degree	21.6%	21.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Byron	Oronoco
Drove alone	69.0%	73.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	12.1%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.7%	13.7%
Other means	1.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Byron	Oronoco
1-unit, detached	77.9%	98.5%
1-unit, attached	10.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Byron	Oronoco
Poverty rate	6.2%	2.4%
Average household size	2.69	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	2000	1998