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Population (year 2000): 1,760. Estimated
population in July 2005: 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 (year 2000)
Median house value: $112,700 (year 2000)
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
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/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 certified for carrier operations nearest to
Tryon:
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 23 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 26 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC;
ID: AVL)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 33 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tryon:
- FAIRVIEW (about 10 miles; LANDRUM, SC; ID: 33A)
- HENDERSONVILLE (about 14 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC;
ID: 0A7)
- RUTHERFORD CO - MARCHMAN FIELD (about 26 miles;
RUTHERFORDTON, NC; ID: FQD)
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;
FT enrollment: 2,915)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; GREENVILLE,
SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about
26 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 6,157)
- ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(about 35 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 37
miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT 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)
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