Byron is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 528 people and two associated neighborhoods, Byron is the 554th largest community in Michigan.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.97% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Overall, Byron’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
One downside of living in Byron is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Byron, the average commute to work is 34.19 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Byron is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Byron rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.19% of adults 25 and older in Byron have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Byron in 2022 was $28,731, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $114,924 for a family of four. However, Byron contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Byron home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Byron residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Byron include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Byron is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.