Byron Center, Michigan Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,777
Males: 1,795 (47.5%), Females: 1,982 (52.5%)
Kent County
Zip code: 49315
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $58,508
Median house value: $158,500
Population by Race
Races in Byron Center:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: Dutch (42.7%), German (21.2%), English (8.6%), Irish (6.7%), Polish (5.0%), Italian (3.6%).
Elevation: 757 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Byron Center
- High school or higher: 86.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.5%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Byron Center CDP
- Never married: 19.8%
- Now married: 69.5%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 3.9%
- Divorced: 5.5%
1.4% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Byron Center:
- PINE REST CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
- MARY FREE BED HOSPTIAL (about 12 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
- SAINT MARY’S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Byron Center:
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 15 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Abbreviation: GRR)
- KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 42 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Abbreviation: AZO)
- MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 43 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; Abbreviation: MKG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Byron Center:
- RIVERVIEW (about 10 miles; JENISON, MI; Abbreviation: 08C)
- CALKINS FIELD (about 11 miles; WAYLAND, MI; Abbreviation: 41C)
- OTTAWA EXECUTIVE (about 14 miles; ZEELAND, MI; Abbreviation: Z98)
Amtrak station near Byron Center:
- 11 miles: GRAND RAPIDS (MARKET & WEALTHY STS.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Byron Center:
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 7,590)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 12 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
- CALVIN COLLEGE (about 15 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI; Full-time enrollment: 4,148)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; ALLENDALE, MI; Full-time enrollment: 15,124)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 27 miles; HOLLAND, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,918)
- KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 5,017)
- WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; Full-time enrollment: 23,132)
Schools
Public high school in Byron Center:
- BYRON CENTER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 880; Location: 8500 BURLINGAME SW; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Byron Center:
- CROSS CREEK CHARTER ACADEMY (Students: 576; Location: 7701 KALAMAZOO AVENUE SE; Grades: KG – 08)
- BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 534; Location: 8064 BYRON CENTER AVENUE SW; Grades: PK – 04)
- MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 532; Location: 1756 64TH STREET SW; Grades: PK – 04)
- NICKELS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 475; Location: 8542 BYRON CENTER AVENUE SW; Grades: 05 – 06)
- BYRON CENTER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 460; Location: 8638 BYRON CENTER AVENUE SW; Grades: 07 – 08)
- THE LEARNING CENTER ACADEMY (Students: 159; Location: 9930 BURLINGAME AVENUE SW; Grades: KG – 12)
- BLAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 34; Location: 240 84TH STREET SE; Grades: PK – PK)
- NORTHWEST/ROOM TO BLOOM (Location: 6636 HOMERICH; Grades: PK – PK)
Private primary/middle schools in Byron Center:
- BYRON CENTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 462; Location: 8840 BYRON CENTER AVE; Grades: PK – 8)
- ST MARYS VISITATION (Students: 129; Location: 2455 146TH AVE; Grades: PK – 6)