Columbus vs Tryon

A side-by-side comparison of Columbus and Tryon: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbus and Tryon are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tryon has the higher population (1,713 vs 1,166 in Columbus). Columbus has the higher median household income ($56,083 vs $47,604 in Tryon). Tryon has the higher median home value ($222,700 vs $210,100 in Columbus).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Tryon
Population	1,166	1,713
Median age	50.9 yrs	58.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,083	$47,604
Median home value	$210,100	$222,700
Median gross rent	$1,002	$1,231
Housing units	550	1,045
Homeownership rate	59.8%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	43.7%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Tryon
Population	1,167 → 1,166 (-0.1%)	1,482 → 1,713 (+15.6%)
Median household income	$34,375 → $56,083 (+63.2%)	$50,133 → $47,604 (-5.0%)
Median home value	$157,600 → $210,100 (+33.3%)	$198,300 → $222,700 (+12.3%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $1,002 (+44.8%)	$1,138 → $1,231 (+8.2%)

Columbus

Population

1,1671,166

Median household income

$34,375$56,083

Median home value

$157,600$210,100

Median gross rent

$692$1,002

Tryon

Population

1,4821,713

Median household income

$50,133$47,604

Median home value

$198,300$222,700

Median gross rent

$1,138$1,231

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbus	Tryon
Under 5	2.5%	2.0%
5 to 17	12.2%	8.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	2.2%
25 to 34	11.9%	14.6%
35 to 44	9.9%	6.2%
45 to 54	10.3%	11.6%
55 to 64	17.9%	18.9%
65 to 74	14.7%	9.8%
75 and over	13.8%	26.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Tryon
White (non-Hispanic)	70.0%	83.0%
Black or African American	4.3%	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.9%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Tryon
No high school diploma	15.1%	8.1%
High school graduate	26.2%	18.3%
Some college or associate's	36.0%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Tryon
Drove alone	79.4%	62.2%
Carpooled	13.6%	19.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	5.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	11.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Tryon
1-unit, detached	67.8%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	15.3%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	16.8%
20 or more units	4.9%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	7.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Tryon
Poverty rate	15.2%	28.0%
Average household size	2.18	1.82
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1973	1970