COMPARING TWO PLACES
Byron vs Owatonna
PLACE A
Byron, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Owatonna, Minnesota
Byron is 75% smaller than Owatonna. Byron earns more, with a median household income $4,846 higher. Byron has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs 3%).
BYRONOWATONNADIFFERENCE
Total population6,56726,633−75% vs Owatonna
Population density7471,756−1,009
Population growth26.4%3.2%+23.2 pts
Median age34.440.4−6.0
Male54.3%49.6%+4.7 pts
Female45.7%50.4%−4.7 pts
Foreign-born3.0%4.7%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.5%82.1%−33.6 pts
Black39.1%4.5%+34.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.8%8.6%−3.8 pts
Asian0.3%0.7%−0.4 pts
Other7.4%4.1%+3.3 pts
Median household income$85,596$80,750+$4,846
Per capita income$39,919$41,767−$1,848
Poverty rate10.1%9.2%+0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.422−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%29.3%+1.6 pts
Graduate degree19.3%9.1%+10.2 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%3.6%+5.8 pts
Labor force participation75.3%64.6%+10.6 pts
Median home value$253,200$245,200+$8,000
Median gross rent$1,020$1,067−$47
Owner-occupied91.5%75.6%+15.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.2%4.2%−2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households43.0%61.0%−18.0 pts
Average commute22.317.7+4.6
Worked from home26.9%8.3%+18.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured5.0%3.1%+1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025