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Population (year 2000): 2,887. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,251 (+12.6% change)
Males: 1,390 (48.1%), Females: 1,497 (51.9%)
Peach County
Zip code:
31008
Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $45,691 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,600 (year 2000)
Races in Byron:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.4%)
- Black (20.2%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (13.8%), English
(8.3%), Irish (6.2%), German (4.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%),
Italian (2.0%).
Elevation: 505 feet
Land area: 5.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Byron
- High school or higher: 81.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Byron city
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 61.6%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 9.3%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +539 (+23.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Byron:
- MIDDLE GEORGIA HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MACON, GA)
- HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; WARNER
ROBINS, GA)
- PEACH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; FORT
VALLEY, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Byron:
- MIDDLE GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 9 miles; MACON, GA;
ID: MCN)
- ROBINS AFB (about 12 miles; WARNER ROBINS, GA; ID:
WRB)
- THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTL (about 82
miles; ATLANTA, GA; ID: ATL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Byron:
- WARNER ROBINS AIR PARK (about 10 miles; WARNER
ROBINS, GA; ID: 5A2)
- PERRY-HOUSTON COUNTY (about 11 miles; PERRY, GA; ID:
PXE)
- HERBERT SMART DOWNTOWN (about 19 miles; MACON, GA;
ID: MAC)
Amtrak station near Byron:
- 16 miles: MACON (GREYHOUND STA., 65 SPRING ST.) -
Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, taxi stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Byron:
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; FT
VALLEY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,233)
- MACON STATE COLLEGE (about 12 miles; MACON, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,557)
- CENTRAL GEORGIA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 12 miles;
MACON, GA; FT enrollment: 2,383)
- MERCER UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; MACON, GA; FT
enrollment: 5,859)
- GORDON COLLEGE (about 39 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,263)
- GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47
miles; MILLEDGEVILLE, GA; FT enrollment: 4,028)
- CLAYTON COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76
miles; MORROW, GA; FT enrollment: 2,953)
Private high school in Byron:
- BYRON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 27;
Location: 69 BURNETT RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Byron:
- BYRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 788;
Location: 202 NEW DUNBAR ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- EAGLE SPRINGS ELEMENTARY (Students: 618;
Location: 3591 U.S. HIGHWAY 41 NORTH; Grades: PK - 05)
- BYRON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 476; Location:
201 LINDA DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
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