Port Byron

Population: 1,959
Median household income: $101,250
Median home value: $259,300

Located in Rock Island County, Illinois, Port Byron is a community with a population of 1,959. At $101,250, its median household income sits above Rock Island County's $66,768.

Between 2019 and 2023, Port Byron's population declined 6.8% from 2,101 to 1,959, while its median home value rose 28.6% from $201,700 to $259,300.

The median gross rent is $513. 38.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,959
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $101,250
Median home value: $259,300
Median gross rent: $513
Housing units: 793
Homeownership rate: 85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1011,959

Median household income

$68,750$101,250

Median home value

$201,700$259,300

Median gross rent

$627$513

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,101	$68,750	$201,700	$627
2020	2,028	$81,618	$210,000	$671
2021	1,999	$83,077	$224,700	$461
2022	1,904	$92,159	$256,300	$496
2023	1,959	$101,250	$259,300	$513

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	115	5.9%
5 to 17	368	18.8%
18 to 24	124	6.3%
25 to 34	226	11.5%
35 to 44	215	11.0%
45 to 54	290	14.8%
55 to 64	278	14.2%
65 to 74	211	10.8%
75 and over	132	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,795	91.6%
Black or African American	20	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	126	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.2%

High school graduate21.4%

Some college or associate's37.1%

Bachelor's degree25.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	43	3.2%
High school graduate	290	21.4%
Some college or associate's	501	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	349	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	169	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	655	76.1%
Carpooled	45	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	31	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	126	14.6%
Other means	4	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	136	18.5%
15 to 29 min	395	53.7%
30 to 44 min	171	23.3%
45 to 59 min	19	2.6%
60+ min	14	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 8.6% (167 of 1,937)

	Count	Share
Family households	535	69.0%
Nonfamily households	240	31.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	775	97.7%
Vacant	18	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	660	85.2%
Renter-occupied	115	14.8%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	680	85.8%
1-unit, attached	6	0.8%
2 to 4 units	14	1.8%
5 to 19 units	90	11.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1761223
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.43 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 41.6243, -90.3302