Tryon, NC Demographic Data
Tryon, NC Summary
Tryon is located in Polk County in North Carolina
- Population: 1,680
- Area: 2.00 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.00 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 840.42 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,068.57 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Tryon, NC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
875
56%
50.8
Male
693
44%
49.2
Total Population
1,568
323,128,000
Tryon, NC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
9
0.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
41
2.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
122
7.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
68
4.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
52
3.3%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
92
5.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
169
10.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
218
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
66
4.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
198
12.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
255
16.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
120
7.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
158
10.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,364
87.0%
77.2
Female
818
60.0%
51.3
Male
546
40.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,324
84.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
631
40.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
533
34.0%
15.2
Female
344
64.5%
55.8
Male
189
35.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
56
0.0%
0.0
Tryon, NC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,564
99.7%
96.8
White
1,293
82.5%
72.6
Black or African American
271
17.3%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
4
0.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4
0.3%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,564
99.7%
82.2
Tryon, NC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
39
3.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
50
3.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
174
13.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
316
24.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
96
7.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
388
30.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
213
16.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
89
7.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,187
93.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
601
47.1%
31.2
Tryon, NC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
369
26.4%
33.7%
Now Married
469
33.6%
47.5
Divorced
321
23.0%
11.0%
Separated
31
2.2%
2.0
Widowed
206
14.8
5.8%
Tryon, NC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,504
96.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
55
3.5%
21.6%
Spanish
19
1.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
28
1.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
8
0.5%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Tryon, NC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
58
6.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
74
8.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
174
20.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
118
13.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
90
10.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
114
13.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
155
18.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
59
6.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
11
1.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
35,688
57,617
Per capita income
28,280
31,128
Tryon, NC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
39
6.1%
9.8
Construction
27
4.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
244
37.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
29
4.5%
6.6
Information
23
3.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
36
5.6%
10.1
Other services except public administration
30
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
37
5.7%
11.4
Public administration
21
3.3%
4.6
Retail trade
84
13.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
23
3.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
51
7.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
27
4.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
316
49.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
50
7.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
151
23.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
100
15.5%
18.1%
Tryon, NC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
624
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
508
81.4%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
20
3.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
16
2.6%
2.7
Other means
36
5.8%
1.8
Worked at home
44
7.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.8
26.6
Tryon, NC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
127
14.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
345
40.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
240
27.9%
37.1
3 or more
147
17.1%
21.0
Tryon, NC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
859
80.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
495
57.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
364
42.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
212
19.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.5
0.0%
2.5
Tryon, NC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,071
1 room
28
2.6%
2.4
2 rooms
27
2.5%
2.7
3 rooms
108
10.1%
9.1
4 rooms
171
16.0%
16.5
5 rooms
241
22.5%
19.8
6 rooms
162
15.1%
17.8
7 rooms
72
6.7%
12.0
8 rooms
157
14.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
105
9.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Tryon, NC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,071
1-unit, detached
676
63.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
24
2.2%
5.9
2-units
66
6.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
126
11.8%
4.4
5 to 9 units
99
9.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
53
4.9%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
27
2.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Tryon, NC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
272
25.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
98
9.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
77
7.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
124
11.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
234
21.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
122
11.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
55
5.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
89
8.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Tryon, NC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
193
22.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
50
5.8%
4.7
Electricity
524
61.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
89
10.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
3
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Tryon, NC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
330
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
2.7%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
17
5.2%
10.3%
$1,000 to $1,499
22
6.7%
28.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
26
7.9%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
51
15.5%
20.1%
$500 to $999
205
62.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
96
29.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
62
18.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
33
10.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
27
8.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
112
33.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Tryon, NC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
328
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
13
4.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
68
20.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
116
35.4%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
131
39.9%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
36
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
929
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
23
7.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
16
4.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
10
3.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
31
9.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
79
24.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
169
51.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
36
0.0%
0.0%
Tryon, NC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
495
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
0
0.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
67
13.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
79
16.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
112
22.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
112
22.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
99
20.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
26
5.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
189,500
205,000