Tryon

Population: 1,713
Median household income: $47,604
Median home value: $222,700

Tryon, a community in Polk County, North Carolina, has 1,713 residents. At $47,604, its median household income sits below Polk County's $61,005.

From 2019 to 2023, Tryon's population grew 15.6% from 1,482 to 1,713, while its median home value rose 12.3% from $198,300 to $222,700.

43.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 57.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,713
Median age: 58.0 yrs
Median household income: $47,604
Median home value: $222,700
Median gross rent: $1,231
Housing units: 1,045
Homeownership rate: 57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,482	$50,133	$198,300	$1,138
2020	1,431	$45,403	$215,300	$1,161
2021	1,334	$42,589	$240,500	$1,247
2022	1,516	$50,398	$229,200	$1,212
2023	1,713	$47,604	$222,700	$1,231

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 178.7%

18 to 242.2%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 446.2%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6418.9%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over26.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	2.0%
5 to 17	149	8.7%
18 to 24	38	2.2%
25 to 34	250	14.6%
35 to 44	106	6.2%
45 to 54	198	11.6%
55 to 64	324	18.9%
65 to 74	168	9.8%
75 and over	445	26.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,422	83.0%
Black or African American	193	11.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	65	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate18.3%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	121	8.1%
High school graduate	273	18.3%
Some college or associate's	445	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	432	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	220	14.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone62.2%

Carpooled19.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	466	62.2%
Carpooled	144	19.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	42	5.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	88	11.7%
Other means	9	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	358	54.2%
15 to 29 min	129	19.5%
30 to 44 min	124	18.8%
45 to 59 min	15	2.3%
60+ min	35	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.82
Poverty rate: 28.0% (458 of 1,638)

	Count	Share
Family households	394	43.9%
Nonfamily households	504	56.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	898	85.9%
Vacant	147	14.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	514	57.2%
Renter-occupied	384	42.8%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units12.5%

5 to 19 units16.8%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	719	68.8%
1-unit, attached	11	1.1%
2 to 4 units	131	12.5%
5 to 19 units	176	16.8%
20 or more units	2	0.2%
Mobile home & other	6	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3768580
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.2088, -82.2379