Population: 1,760. Estimated population in July 2020: 1,752 (-0.5% change)
Males: 741 (42.1%), Females: 1,019 (57.9%)
Zip code: 28782
Median resident age: 52.3 years
Median household income: $31,449
Median house value: $112,700
Races in Tryon:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.8%)
- Black (21.0%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (14.8%), Irish (12.5%), German (12.4%), United States (4.8%), Scotch-Irish (4.1%), Scottish (3.4%).
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Tryon
- High school or higher: 76.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.0%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Tryon town
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 47.7%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 18.5%
- Divorced: 10.3%
3.3% Foreign born (2.7% Europe, 0.6% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +61 (+3.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Tryon:
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; COLUMBUS, NC)
- ALLEN BENNETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GREER, SC)
- NORTH GREENVILLE HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; TRAVELERS REST, SC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tryon:
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 23 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 26 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 33 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tryon:
- FAIRVIEW (about 10 miles; LANDRUM, SC; Abbreviation: 33A)
- HENDERSONVILLE (about 14 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 0A7)
- RUTHERFORD CO – MARCHMAN FIELD (about 26 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC; Abbreviation: FQD)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tryon:
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 12 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 26 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 28 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,728)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 37 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,759)
Public primary/middle schools in Tryon:
- TRYON ELEMENTARY (Students: 510; Location: 100 SCHOOL PLACE; Grades: PK – 05)
- TRYON MIDDLE (Students: 230; Location: 373 HARMON FIELD RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Tryon:
- TRYON SDA SCHOOL (Students: 32; Location: 1119 LYNN RD; Grades: 1 – 9)