Tyro

Population: 3,635
Median household income: $57,198
Median home value: $182,000

Located in Davidson County, North Carolina, Tyro is a community with a population of 3,635. The median household income of $57,198 is below the Davidson County median ($62,426).

From 2019 to 2023, Tyro's population declined 8.1% from 3,954 to 3,635, while its median home value rose 44.2% from $126,200 to $182,000.

The median gross rent is $776. 17.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,635
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $57,198
Median home value: $182,000
Median gross rent: $776
Housing units: 1,435
Homeownership rate: 82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,9543,635

Median household income

$55,714$57,198

Median home value

$126,200$182,000

Median gross rent

$748$776

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,954	$55,714	$126,200	$748
2020	3,239	$55,686	$134,400	$730
2021	3,382	$50,333	$133,000	$681
2022	3,460	$55,995	$173,600	$717
2023	3,635	$57,198	$182,000	$776

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3419.4%

35 to 445.6%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	195	5.4%
5 to 17	467	12.8%
18 to 24	329	9.1%
25 to 34	707	19.4%
35 to 44	202	5.6%
45 to 54	574	15.8%
55 to 64	606	16.7%
65 to 74	338	9.3%
75 and over	217	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,460	95.2%
Black or African American	88	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	78	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate43.3%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree13.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	246	9.3%
High school graduate	1,146	43.3%
Some college or associate's	803	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	362	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	87	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone81.2%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,361	81.2%
Carpooled	219	13.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	65	3.9%
Other means	23	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	323	20.0%
15 to 29 min	781	48.4%
30 to 44 min	278	17.2%
45 to 59 min	106	6.6%
60+ min	124	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 16.3% (592 of 3,621)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,028	73.3%
Nonfamily households	374	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,402	97.7%
Vacant	33	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,155	82.4%
Renter-occupied	247	17.6%

1-unit, detached58.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other40.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	834	58.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	17	1.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	584	40.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3769020
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.7997, -80.3764