COMPARING TWO PLACES
Byron vs Sheridan
PLACE A
Byron, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Sheridan, Wyoming
Byron is 67% smaller than Sheridan. Byron earns more, with a median household income $22,729 higher. Byron has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs 7%).
BYRONSHERIDANDIFFERENCE
Total population6,56720,015−67% vs Sheridan
Population density7471,578−831
Population growth26.4%7.4%+19.0 pts
Median age34.439.1−4.7
Male54.3%49.2%+5.1 pts
Female45.7%50.8%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born3.0%2.8%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.5%86.4%−38.0 pts
Black39.1%1.0%+38.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.8%6.5%−1.7 pts
Asian0.3%1.4%−1.2 pts
Other7.4%4.6%+2.8 pts
Median household income$85,596$62,867+$22,729
Per capita income$39,919$39,522+$397
Poverty rate10.1%12.5%−2.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3960.446−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%29.0%+1.9 pts
Graduate degree19.3%10.3%+9.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%2.9%+6.5 pts
Labor force participation75.3%65.4%+9.9 pts
Median home value$253,200$340,600−$87,400
Median gross rent$1,020$936+$84
Owner-occupied91.5%62.1%+29.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.2%4.6%−2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households43.0%45.5%−2.5 pts
Average commute22.312.8+9.5
Worked from home26.9%5.8%+21.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured5.0%9.3%−4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025