Byron

Population: 3,742
Median household income: $78,235
Median home value: $182,600

Located in Ogle County, Illinois, Byron is a community with a population of 3,742. The median household income of $78,235 is in line with the Ogle County median ($79,244).

From 2019 to 2023, Byron's population grew 3.6% from 3,611 to 3,742, while its median home value rose 27.4% from $143,300 to $182,600.

Owners occupy 70.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,742
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $78,235
Median home value: $182,600
Median gross rent: $941
Housing units: 1,521
Homeownership rate: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,6113,742

Median household income

$61,471$78,235

Median home value

$143,300$182,600

Median gross rent

$762$941

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,611	$61,471	$143,300	$762
2020	3,607	$66,607	$141,400	$787
2021	3,740	$66,620	$148,000	$881
2022	3,739	$76,212	$165,700	$962
2023	3,742	$78,235	$182,600	$941

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4416.4%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	290	7.7%
5 to 17	724	19.3%
18 to 24	291	7.8%
25 to 34	484	12.9%
35 to 44	612	16.4%
45 to 54	431	11.5%
55 to 64	351	9.4%
65 to 74	241	6.4%
75 and over	318	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,233	86.4%
Black or African American	5	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.2%
Two or more races	144	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	349	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's36.1%

Bachelor's degree25.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	113	4.6%
High school graduate	686	28.1%
Some college or associate's	879	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	626	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	133	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit1.6%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,385	78.2%
Carpooled	167	9.4%
Public transit	28	1.6%
Walked	68	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	76	4.3%
Other means	46	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	554	32.7%
15 to 29 min	571	33.7%
30 to 44 min	440	26.0%
45 to 59 min	60	3.5%
60+ min	69	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 9.0% (329 of 3,641)

	Count	Share
Family households	855	58.3%
Nonfamily households	611	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,466	96.4%
Vacant	55	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,040	70.9%
Renter-occupied	426	29.1%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached6.4%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,130	74.3%
1-unit, attached	98	6.4%
2 to 4 units	175	11.5%
5 to 19 units	118	7.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1710240
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.65 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.1218, -89.2668