Byron Center

Population: 6,817
Median household income: $112,324
Median home value: $359,400

Byron Center, a community in Kent County, Michigan, has 6,817 residents. At $112,324, its median household income sits above Kent County's $80,390.

From 2019 to 2023, Byron Center's population declined 3.8% from 7,089 to 6,817, while its median home value rose 45.7% from $246,700 to $359,400.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 87.6% of the population. 84.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,817
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $112,324
Median home value: $359,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 2,301
Homeownership rate: 97.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0896,817

Median household income

$77,250$112,324

Median home value

$246,700$359,400

Median gross rent

$844$982

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,089	$77,250	$246,700	$844
2020	6,653	$87,731	$259,900	$1,082
2021	6,860	$94,600	$278,000	$982
2022	6,988	$102,376	$337,700	—
2023	6,817	$112,324	$359,400	—

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1725.3%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 346.6%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	314	4.6%
5 to 17	1,723	25.3%
18 to 24	402	5.9%
25 to 34	447	6.6%
35 to 44	1,032	15.1%
45 to 54	839	12.3%
55 to 64	732	10.7%
65 to 74	1,064	15.6%
75 and over	264	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,971	87.6%
Black or African American	20	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	185	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	484	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	157	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.9%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree27.2%

Graduate or professional degree19.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	85	1.9%
High school graduate	959	21.9%
Some college or associate's	1,306	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,190	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	838	19.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone84.5%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,602	84.5%
Carpooled	95	3.1%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	28	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	352	11.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	866	31.8%
15 to 29 min	1,577	57.9%
30 to 44 min	172	6.3%
45 to 59 min	67	2.5%
60+ min	44	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.10
Poverty rate: 2.3% (160 of 6,817)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,931	88.7%
Nonfamily households	247	11.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,178	94.7%
Vacant	123	5.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,130	97.8%
Renter-occupied	48	2.2%

1-unit, detached82.7%

1-unit, attached15.4%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,904	82.7%
1-unit, attached	354	15.4%
2 to 4 units	14	0.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2612280
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.8095, -85.7264