South Kent News

53.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Byron Center in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 14 percent higher than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,653.

93.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	283	6.6
Regular high school diploma	917	21.4
GED or alternative credential	39	0.9
Some college, less than 1 year	332	7.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	419	9.8
Associate's degree	416	9.7
Bachelor's degree	1,359	31.7
Master's degree	311	7.3
Professional school degree	45	1
Doctorate degree	165	3.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.