Byram is a medium-sized city located in the state of Mississippi. With a population of 12,656 people and two associated neighborhoods, Byram is the 33rd largest community in Mississippi. Byram has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Byram, where the median household income is $70,445.00.

Byram real estate is some of the most expensive in Mississippi, although Byram house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.62% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Byram has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Byram has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Byram than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Byram may be for you.

Being a small city, Byram does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The overall education level of Byram citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.24% of adults in Byram have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Byram in 2022 was $34,136, which is wealthy relative to Mississippi, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,544 for a family of four. However, Byram contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Byram is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Byram home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Byram residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Byram include Irish, English, German, African, and French.

The most common language spoken in Byram is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.