Byron Center is home to 7,403 people in Michigan. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 3,626 people. Owners hold 96% of the housing stock. That is roughly 68% ahead of the Michigan median. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. The poverty rate is 2.3%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $122,553, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
43% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Byron Center
What changed most since 2000
Population3,777 → 7,403(+96%)US over the same years: +19%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$278,713 → $384,400(+38%)US over the same years: +71%
Median age34.1 → 41.7(+7.6 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)14.4%(56)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.6%(49)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era62.1%(241)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.2%(28)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 388 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Byron Center, decade by decade
Byron Center population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
3,777
$106,581
$278,713
35.2%
6.6
2010
5,822
$92,539
$288,721
34.0%
14.9
2020
7,431
$106,333
$315,009
43.9%
27.2
2024
7,403
$122,553
$384,400
43.1%
19.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
