Byron

Population: 6,510
Median household income: $121,681
Median home value: $326,400

Located in Olmsted County, Minnesota, Byron is a community with a population of 6,510. The median household income of $121,681 is above the Olmsted County median ($93,494).

Between 2019 and 2023, Byron's population grew 19.2% from 5,462 to 6,510, while its median home value rose 49.5% from $218,400 to $326,400.

The typical home was built around 2000. 6.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,510
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $121,681
Median home value: $326,400
Median gross rent: $1,079
Housing units: 2,453
Homeownership rate: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,4626,510

Median household income

$94,153$121,681

Median home value

$218,400$326,400

Median gross rent

$957$1,079

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,462	$94,153	$218,400	$957
2020	5,536	$104,213	$235,900	$1,073
2021	6,220	$112,622	$259,800	$1,000
2022	6,373	$126,250	$293,900	$989
2023	6,510	$121,681	$326,400	$1,079

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1725.9%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4415.9%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 647.3%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	296	4.5%
5 to 17	1,688	25.9%
18 to 24	402	6.2%
25 to 34	799	12.3%
35 to 44	1,033	15.9%
45 to 54	964	14.8%
55 to 64	477	7.3%
65 to 74	505	7.8%
75 and over	346	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,754	88.4%
Black or African American	120	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	140	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	226	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	270	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.7%

High school graduate18.3%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree27.9%

Graduate or professional degree21.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	0.7%
High school graduate	754	18.3%
Some college or associate's	1,300	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,152	27.9%
Graduate or professional degree	889	21.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone69.0%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit1.2%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,273	69.0%
Carpooled	246	7.5%
Public transit	40	1.2%
Walked	18	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	681	20.7%
Other means	38	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	582	22.3%
15 to 29 min	1,577	60.3%
30 to 44 min	215	8.2%
45 to 59 min	135	5.2%
60+ min	106	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 6.2% (405 of 6,510)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,800	74.3%
Nonfamily households	621	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,421	98.7%
Vacant	32	1.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,967	81.2%
Renter-occupied	454	18.8%

1-unit, detached77.9%

1-unit, attached10.9%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,910	77.9%
1-unit, attached	268	10.9%
2 to 4 units	12	0.5%
5 to 19 units	128	5.2%
20 or more units	135	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2709154
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.0381, -92.6411