Tryon, NC (North Carolina) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,708 (Urban population: 1,593 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 115 (all nonfarm))

Tryon, North Carolina Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 992 (885 occupied: 564 owner occupied, 321 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	31%

Housing density: 538 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $189,142.

Median contract rent in 2007: $672 (lower quartile is $436, upper quartile is $944)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $941

Median gross rent in Tryon, NC in 2007: $799

Housing units in Tryon with a mortgage: 236 (12 second mortgage, 23 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 255

Tryon,NC index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $159,772 (it was $109,600 in 2000)

Tryon:	$159,772
North Carolina:	$145,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $86,122 - $216,451

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $177,282
Here: $177,282
State: $217,106

Townhouses or other attached units: $171,802
Here: $171,802
State: $176,568

In 2-unit structures: $106,042
Here: $106,042
State: $153,934

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $202,537
Here: $202,537
State: $163,212

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $145,604
Here: $145,604
State: $169,602

Mobile homes: $72,115
Here: $72,115
State: $45,354

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,708

In family households: 1,193 (310 male householders, 123 female householders)
307 spouses, 350 children (313 natural, 7 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 18 parents, 23 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 515 (95 male householders (85 living alone)), 385 female householders (350 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 91 (84 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 243 2-persons, 100 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 435 1-person, 45 2-persons.

165 married couples with children.
83 single-parent households (10 men, 73 women).

96.0% of residents of Tryon speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 58 (3.2%)
(34.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tryon, North Carolina:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 103 5 rooms: 98 6 rooms: 163 7 rooms: 82 8 rooms: 42 9 or more rooms: 67

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tryon, North Carolina:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 21 3 rooms: 73 4 rooms: 108 5 rooms: 63 6 rooms: 25 7 rooms: 20 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 4
1995 to 1998: 0
1990 to 1994: 32
1980 to 1989: 132
1970 to 1979: 113
1960 to 1969: 162
1950 to 1959: 174
1940 to 1949: 75
1939 or earlier: 300

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tryon:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 223 3 bedrooms: 239 4 bedrooms: 81 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tryon:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 77 2 bedrooms: 155 3 bedrooms: 73 4 bedrooms: 3 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Tryon in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 30 1 vehicle: 258 2 vehicles: 210 3 vehicles: 58 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Tryon in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 74 1 vehicle: 174 2 vehicles: 48 3 vehicles: 25 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Tryon, NC:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 14
$50,000 to $59,999: 9
$60,000 to $69,999: 11
$70,000 to $79,999: 12
$80,000 to $89,999: 14
$90,000 to $99,999: 39
$100,000 to $124,999: 64
$125,000 to $149,999: 65
$150,000 to $174,999: 39
$175,000 to $199,999: 52
$200,000 to $249,999: 119
$250,000 to $299,999: 57
$300,000 to $399,999: 15
$400,000 to $499,999: 9
$500,000 to $749,999: 9
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Tryon rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Tryon:

Less than $100: 12 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 3
$200 to $249: 5
$250 to $299: 13
$300 to $349: 11
$350 to $399: 15
$400 to $449: 14
$450 to $499: 12
$500 to $549: 29
$550 to $599: 13
$600 to $649: 9
$650 to $699: 8
$700 to $749: 7
$750 to $799: 6
$800 to $899: 17
$900 to $999: 38
$1,000 to $1,249: 41
$1,250 to $1,499: 20
$1,500 to $1,999: 10
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 23

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 10 1990 to 1994: 5 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 16 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 20

Tryon, NC Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 58.0%
Number of people working at home: 38 (5.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 80
5 to 9 minutes: 107
10 to 14 minutes: 126
15 to 19 minutes: 69
20 to 24 minutes: 56
25 to 29 minutes: 29
30 to 34 minutes: 57
35 to 39 minutes: 14
40 to 44 minutes: 28
45 to 59 minutes: 62
60 to 89 minutes: 30
90 or more minutes: 6

Tryon mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 522 (74%)
Carpooled: 92 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
Walked: 44 (6%)
Worked at home: 38 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 83
$10,000 to $14,999: 99
$15,000 to $19,999: 54
$20,000 to $24,999: 115
$25,000 to $29,999: 80
$30,000 to $34,999: 87
$35,000 to $39,999: 73
$40,000 to $44,999: 57
$45,000 to $49,999: 43
$50,000 to $59,999: 42
$60,000 to $74,999: 58
$75,000 to $99,999: 63
$100,000 to $124,999: 26
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $199,999: 10
$200,000 or more: 10

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 395

English: 180

German: 170

Irish: 136

United States or American: 84

Scotch-Irish: 56

Scottish: 51

European: 30

French (except Basque): 24

Italian: 21

British: 18

Polish: 16

Norwegian: 15

Welsh: 11

Austrian: 9

Czech: 9

Scandinavian: 6

Slavic: 6

Dutch: 5

Czechoslovakian: 5

Romanian: 5

Lithuanian: 4

Greek: 4

Canadian: 4

Russian: 4

Ukrainian: 4

Arab:: 3

Syrian: 3

Swedish: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom (31%)
Germany (29%)
Canada (17%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (9%)
Netherlands (7%)
Greece (7%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 777
Northeast: 236
Midwest: 186
South: 512
West: 25

60% of Tryon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in North Carolina.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 18
9th grade: 12
10th grade: 24
11th grade: 16
12th grade, no diploma: 12
High school graduate (or equivalency): 130
Less than 1 year of college: 18
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 56
Associate degree: 12
Bachelor's degree: 128
Master's degree: 50
Professional school degree: 35
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 55
9th grade: 42
10th grade: 33
11th grade: 43
12th grade, no diploma: 35
High school graduate (or equivalency): 179
Less than 1 year of college: 65
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 126
Associate degree: 50
Bachelor's degree: 151
Master's degree: 47
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 25.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,001
Black householders: $23,421
Some other race householders: $41,756
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $139,313

Tryon household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Tryon household income for Black householders

Tryon marital status for males

Tryon marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $184,026
Black or African American householders: $96,879
Some other race householders: $209,120
Hispanic or Latino householders: $418,241

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 667
One, attached: 33
Two: 56
3 or 4: 59
5 to 9: 89
10 to 19: 50
20 to 49: 13
50 or more: 2
Mobile homes: 23

Median worth of mobile homes: $42,289

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Tryon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (40%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%) Electricity (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (48%) Utility gas (25%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%) Wood (3%) Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	4.7%
North Carolina:	8.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	7.0%
North Carolina:	6.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
North Carolina:	20.2%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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