COMPARING TWO PLACES
Byron vs Owosso
PLACE A
Byron, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Owosso, Michigan
Byron is 55% smaller than Owosso. Byron earns more, with a median household income $31,367 higher. Byron has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs -3%).
BYRONOWOSSODIFFERENCE
Total population6,56714,437−55% vs Owosso
Population density7472,751−2,004
Population growth26.4%-3.2%+29.5 pts
Median age34.438.9−4.5
Male54.3%47.5%+6.8 pts
Female45.7%52.5%−6.8 pts
Foreign-born3.0%0.9%+2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.5%92.5%−44.1 pts
Black39.1%0.2%+38.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.8%3.7%+1.1 pts
Asian0.3%0.3%−0.1 pts
Other7.4%3.2%+4.2 pts
Median household income$85,596$54,229+$31,367
Per capita income$39,919$34,428+$5,491
Poverty rate10.1%17.2%−7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.480−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%21.1%+9.8 pts
Graduate degree19.3%4.8%+14.5 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%5.5%+3.9 pts
Labor force participation75.3%63.1%+12.2 pts
Median home value$253,200$132,600+$120,600
Median gross rent$1,020$784+$236
Owner-occupied91.5%68.3%+23.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.2%9.2%−7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households43.0%48.1%−5.1 pts
Average commute22.322.9−0.6
Worked from home26.9%5.7%+21.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured5.0%6.1%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025