Byron Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,431 at the 2020 census, which is a significant increase from a population of 5,822 at the 2010 census. Byron Center is located within Byron Township.
Byron Center is home of the Byron Center Bulldogs, and the Byron Center Public Schools district. There are 4 elementary schools in Byron Center. Marshall elementary, Countryside elementary, Brown elementary, and Heritage Elementary. The 5/6 building is named the Nickels Intermediate school. The 7/8 building is West Middle School and the high school (9-12) is Byron Center High School.
As an unincorporated community, Byron Center has no legal autonomy of its own but has its own post office with the 49315 ZIP Code, which serves a much larger area within several surrounding townships.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Byron Center has a total area of , of which is land and (0.39%) is water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Byron Center had a population of 7,431. The median age was 39.5 years. 28.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.1 males age 18 and over.
93.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 6.6% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,568 households in Byron Center, of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 71.0% were married-couple households, 8.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 18.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2000 census
As of the census