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Population (year 2000): 1,760. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,748 (-0.7% change)
 

Males: 741  (42.1%)
Females: 1,019  (57.9%)

Polk County

Median resident age:  52.3 years
North Carolina median age:  35.3 years

Zip codes: 28782.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,900 (it was $31,449 in 2000)
Tryon  $30,900
North Carolina:  $40,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $121,500 (it was $112,700 in 2000)
Tryon  $121,500
North Carolina:  $127,600

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Races in Tryon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.8%)
  • Black (21.0%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

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Ancestries: English (14.8%), Irish (12.5%), German (12.4%), United States (4.8%), Scotch-Irish (4.1%), Scottish (3.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 1.84 square miles.

Population density: 946 people per square mile 
 
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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%

58 residents are foreign born (2.7% Europe, 0.6% North America).

This town:  3.3%
North Carolina:  5.3%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Tryon, North Carolina in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tryon to the number of sex offenders is 291 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Tryon:  0.8% ($905)
North Carolina:  0.8% ($826)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greenville, SC (27.1 miles , pop. 56,002).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (96.9 miles , pop. 540,828).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (589.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Columbus, NC (3.8 miles ), Landrum, SC (4.3 miles ), Saluda, NC (7.7 miles ), Highland, SC (8.6 miles ), Campobello, SC (8.9 miles ), Gramling, SC (11.1 miles ), East Flat Rock, NC (13.4 miles ), Fingerville, SC (14.6 miles ).

Latitude: 35.21 N, Longitude: 82.24 W


81 people in nursing homes
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 828

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Population change in the 1990s: +61 (+3.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (8%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (26%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (6%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


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Crime in Tryon by Year

Type 2001 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0101
    per 100,000 0.056.60.056.0
Robberies 2331
    per 100,000 111.7169.7169.056.0
Assaults 2423
    per 100,000 111.7226.2112.7167.9
Burglaries 12352510
    per 100,000 670.41979.61408.5559.6
Thefts 52302333
    per 100,000 2905.01696.81295.81846.7
Auto thefts 4322
    per 100,000 223.5169.7112.7111.9
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 158.5) 236.9361.4232.7217.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  4.01
US city average:  3.00

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Tryon-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 1% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.0 miles away from the Tryon town center killed 2 people and injured 35 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/10/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.3 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 4 people.


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Birthplace of: Nina Simone - (1933-2003), musician.


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)

Local government website: www.tryon-nc.com

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 38 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
Public elementary/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 elementary/middle school in Tryon:
  • TRYON SDA SCHOOL (Students: 32; Location: 1119 LYNN RD; Grades: 1 - 9)

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Notable locations in Tryon: La Plaza (A), Tryon Plaza (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Good Shepherd Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Little Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Freeman Jack H CO Real Estate (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 3183 US176 Highway), Foothills Equestrian Nature Center Inc (Nature Centers; 3381 Hunting Country Road).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Tryon and their reported violations in the past:

GREEN CREEK FAMILY LIFE CENTER (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In FEB-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2002), St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-30-2002), St Public Notif requested (JAN-30-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-17-2001), St Public Notif requested (DEC-17-2001), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2002)
MILL CRK CH OF THE BRETHREN (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
GREEN CRK MISSIONARY BAPTIST (Population served: 90, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • 2 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  1.9 people
North Carolina:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  52.1%
Whole state:  68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.3%
Whole state:  4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  14.3%
Whole state:  12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  0.9%
Whole state:  5.5%

Tryon compared to North Carolina state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Tryon (2007 data):
  • Bank of America, National Association: Tryon Main Branch at 69 Pacolet Street, branch established on 1965-03-23. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Tryon Branch at 570 South Trade Street, branch established on 1934-09-01. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
  • Carolina First Bank: Tryon Branch at 936 South Trade Street, branch established on 2002-06-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $8,711.7 mil, Deposits: $5,846.7 mil, headquarters in Greenville, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 103 total offices, Holding Company: South Financial Group, The
  • HomeTrust Bank: 109 South Trade Street Branch at 109 South Trade Street, branch established on 1935-11-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $989.8 mil, Deposits: $723.0 mil, headquarters in Clyde, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage 5$10,209$24,5020$0
Firefighters 1$3,499$41,9880$0
Police - Other 5$9,367$22,4810$0
Police Protection - Officers 7$16,693$28,6170$0
Other Government Administration 2$8,273$49,6380$0
Financial Administration 2$4,854$29,1240$0
Parks and Recreation 2$4,234$25,4040$0
Water Supply 6$12,251$24,5020$0
Solid Waste Management 3$6,125$24,5000$0
Streets and Highways 5$12,255$29,4120$0
Totals for Government 38$87,761$27,7140$0


Tryon government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $725,000
    Solid Waste Management: $161,000
    Parks & Recreation: $63,000
    All Other: $41,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $196,000
    Parks & Recreation: $61,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $588,000
    Sewerage: $551,000
    Central Staff Services: $343,000
    Water Utilities: $236,000
    Liquor Stores: $224,000
    Regular Highways: $212,000
    Solid Waste Management: $119,000
    Fire Protection: $105,000
    Parks & Recreation: $95,000
    General - Other: $13,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $19,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $1,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - General: $2,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $225,000
    All Other: $16,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $250,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $360,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $290,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $250,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $70,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $20,000
    Interest Earnings: $8,000
    Rents: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $16,000
    Fire Protection: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $105,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $311,000
    Liquor Stores: $221,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $121,000
    Highways: $78,000
    General Support: $49,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,005,000
    NEC: $18,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $10,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,628,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000

7.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,154 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.82%
North Carolina average:  8.53%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Henderson County, NC  1.17% ($33,695 average AGI)
from Spartanburg County, SC  0.90% ($42,857)
from Rutherford County, NC  0.57% ($34,750)


6.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($40,563 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.64%
North Carolina average:  7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Spartanburg County, SC  0.99% ($48,191 average AGI)
to Henderson County, NC  0.96% ($37,152)
to Rutherford County, NC  0.70% ($27,354)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tryon:
  • WJFJ (1160 AM; 10 kW; TRYON, NC; Owner: COLUMBUS BROADCAST CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WWOL (780 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: HOLLY SPRINGS BAPTIST BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
  • WTZQ (1600 AM; 5 kW; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: HOUSTON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
  • WBCU (1460 AM; 50 kW; UNION, SC)
  • WORD (950 AM; 5 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSPA (910 AM; 4 kW; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WWRN (1350 AM; 10 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLACK MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMUU (1260 AM; 5 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tryon:
  • WTPT (93.3 FM; FOREST CITY, NC; Owner: UPSTATE BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WSPA-FM (98.9 FM; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WFBC-FM (93.7 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMUU-FM (94.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WMUU, INC.)
  • WEPR (90.1 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WLFJ-FM (89.3 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WSSL-FM (100.5 FM; GRAY COURT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBZT-FM (96.7 FM; MAULDIN, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WAGI-FM (105.3 FM; GAFFNEY, SC; Owner: GAFFNEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQNQ (104.3 FM; OLD FORT, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WOLT (103.3 FM; GREER, SC; Owner: ENTERCOM GREENVILLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • WROQ (101.1 FM; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: OBC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Tryon:
  • WSPA-TV (Channel 7; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • W24BA (Channel 24; TRYON, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
  • WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSQY-LP (Channel 66; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: ASHEVILLE MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
  • WBSC-TV (Channel 40; ANDERSON, SC; Owner: ANDERSON (WFBC-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • W05AC (Channel 5; TRYON, ETC., NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WRET-TV (Channel 49; SPARTANBURG, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
  • WNTV (Channel 29; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)

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