Byron is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,967 people and six associated neighborhoods, Byron is the 138th largest community in Georgia. Byron 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 Byron, where the median household income is $83,996.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Byron is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Byron is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Byron who work in office and administrative support (12.83%), sales jobs (11.76%), and management occupations (8.11%). Also of interest is that Byron has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Byron telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 20.76% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Byron is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, Byron is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.58% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Byron in 2022 was $33,398, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,592 for a family of four. However, Byron contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Byron is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Byron home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Byron residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Byron include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Byron is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Persian.
