Byron is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 527 people and two associated neighborhoods, Byron is the 554th largest community in Michigan. Byron has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Byron is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.58% of the Byron workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Byron is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Byron who work in sales jobs (12.42%), healthcare suport services (8.72%), and healthcare (8.72%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.07% 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. The overall crime rate in Byron is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. One downside of living in Byron is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Byron, the average commute to work is 35.93 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small village, Byron does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Byron is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.06% of adults 25 and older in Byron have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Byron in 2022 was $28,944, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,776 for a family of four. However, Byron contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 Native American. Important ancestries of people in Byron include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Byron is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
