COMPARING TWO PLACES
Byron vs Riverton
PLACE A
Byron, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Riverton, Utah
Byron is 86% smaller than Riverton. Riverton earns more, with a median household income $41,314 higher. Byron has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs 17%).
BYRONRIVERTONDIFFERENCE
Total population6,56747,395−86% vs Riverton
Population density7473,760−3,013
Population growth26.4%16.9%+9.5 pts
Median age34.434.4Even
Male54.3%50.8%+3.6 pts
Female45.7%49.2%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born3.0%5.9%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.5%82.1%−33.7 pts
Black39.1%0.3%+38.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.8%10.5%−5.6 pts
Asian0.3%2.0%−1.7 pts
Other7.4%5.1%+2.3 pts
Median household income$85,596$126,910−$41,314
Per capita income$39,919$44,277−$4,358
Poverty rate10.1%3.6%+6.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.354+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%37.7%−6.9 pts
Graduate degree19.3%12.0%+7.3 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%3.4%+6.0 pts
Labor force participation75.3%73.0%+2.3 pts
Median home value$253,200$592,700−$339,500
Median gross rent$1,020$2,137−$1,117
Owner-occupied91.5%84.9%+6.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.2%4.7%−2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households43.0%34.8%+8.2 pts
Average commute22.324.8−2.5
Worked from home26.9%23.5%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured5.0%3.9%+1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025