Estimated zip code population in 2017: 6,463 Zip code population in 2010: 6,584 Zip code population in 2000: 6,219
Houses and condos: 3,874 Renter-occupied apartments: 744
% of renters here:
24%
State:
35%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 28782: 84.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 49.6 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 130 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
This zip code:
0.6% ($1,383)
North Carolina:
0.8% ($1,440)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $1,446 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,285 (0.6%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2017: $250,437
28782:
$250,437
North Carolina:
$171,200
According to our research of North Carolina and other state lists, there were 9 registered sex offenders living in 28782 zip code as of January 24, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 28782 is 712 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
57.7 years
North Carolina median age:
38.8 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.0 people
North Carolina:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 28782, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $58,730 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$58,730
State:
$54,937
Salary/wage: $41,876 (reported on 65.9% of returns)
Here:
$41,876
State:
$46,336
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 59.1% for AGIs below $25k, 57.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 48.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 46.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 34.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,905 (reported on 47.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,905
North Carolina:
$1,298
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $11,102 (reported on 31.9% of returns)
Here:
$11,102
State:
$6,213
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$12,273 (reported on 29.3% of returns)
Here:
+$12,273
State:
+$12,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$14,123 (reported on 22.2% of returns)
Here:
+$14,123
State:
+$10,311
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.8% for AGIs below $25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.3% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,744 (reported on 20.0% of returns)
28782:
$17,744
North Carolina:
$15,575
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Self-employment retirement plans: $20,350 (reported on 0.7% of returns)
28782:
$20,350
North Carolina:
$21,078
Total itemized deductions: $23,956 (22% of AGI, reported on 37.8% of returns)
Here:
$23,956
State:
$23,438
Here:
22.4% of AGI
State:
21.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.0% for AGIs below $25k, 14.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $4,402 (reported on 33.0% of returns)
Here:
$4,402
State:
$4,687
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $8,386 (reported on 37.4% of returns)
28782:
$8,386
State:
$8,823
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,043 (reported on 15.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,043
State:
$2,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.9%
Here:
66%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 62.4% for AGIs below $25k, 64.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 90.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 28782, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $49,524 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$49,524
State:
$45,376
Salary/wage: $37,963 (reported on 65.5% of returns)
Here:
$37,963
State:
$39,442
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.4% for AGIs below $10k, 55.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 38.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,686 (reported on 56.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,686
North Carolina:
$1,515
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $9,992 (reported on 39.7% of returns)
Here:
$9,992
State:
$4,016
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.8% for AGIs below $10k, 7.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$12,884 (reported on 33.6% of returns)
Here:
+$12,884
State:
+$11,152
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$15,840 (reported on 19.5% of returns)
Here:
+$15,840
State:
+$9,490
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $10k, 6.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.4% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,541 (reported on 3.7% of returns)
28782:
$3,541
North Carolina:
$2,967
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $16,182 (reported on 1.2% of returns)
Here:
$16,182
North Carolina:
$14,754
Total itemized deductions: $21,335 (25% of AGI, reported on 41.8% of returns)
Here:
$21,335
State:
$19,464
Here:
24.9% of AGI
State:
22.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.7% for AGIs below $10k, 18.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 17.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,457 (5% of AGI, reported on 37.1% of returns)
Here:
$4,457
State:
$4,035
Here:
4.9% of AGI
State:
4.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $7,716 (reported on 75.8% of returns)
28782:
$7,716
State:
$7,257
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,576 (reported on 12.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,576
State:
$1,851
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.1%
Here:
73%
State:
62%
(% for various income ranges: 67.5% for AGIs below $10k, 73.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 146 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,995
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 52 (38 now married, 13 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 953 (402 now married, 551 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 28782 with a mortgage: 1,268 (17 second mortgage, 203 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,116
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,215 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $403
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
8.1%
Whole state:
14.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
4.6%
Whole state:
8.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.7
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.5
State:
4.5
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Churches in zip code 28782 include: Pacelot Church (A), Beulah Church (B), Mill Creek Church (C), Morgan Chapel (D), New Testament Church (E), Pacolet Hills Church (F), Fellowship Church (G), Peniel Church (H), Green Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Hooper Creek Lake (A), Mahler Pond (B), Melrose Mountain Lake Number Two (C), Melrose Mountain Lake Number One (D), Lake Sandy Plains (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Bear Creek (A), Big Fall Creek (B), Green Creek (C), Little Fall Creek (D), Machine Creek (E), Mill Creek (F), Vaughn Creek (G), Skyuka Creek (H), Little White Oak Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cars and other vehicles available in Tryon, NC (28782) in owner-occupied houses/condos
39no vehicle
5921 vehicle
9422 vehicles
5823 vehicles
1454 vehicles
855+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Tryon, NC (28782) in renter-occupied apartments
104no vehicle
3891 vehicle
1442 vehicles
873 vehicles
94 vehicles
145+ vehicles
Zip code 28782 household income distribution in 2017
176Less than $10,000
60$10,000 to $14,999
211$15,000 to $19,999
128$20,000 to $24,999
200$25,000 to $29,999
208$30,000 to $34,999
170$35,000 to $39,999
144$40,000 to $44,999
189$45,000 to $49,999
310$50,000 to $59,999
264$60,000 to $74,999
436$75,000 to $99,999
178$100,000 to $124,999
104$125,000 to $149,999
209$150,000 to $199,999
104$200,000 or more
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 28782
18Less than $10,000
22$15,000 to $19,999
6$30,000 to $34,999
23$40,000 to $49,999
26$50,000 to $59,999
12$60,000 to $69,999
25$70,000 to $79,999
80$80,000 to $89,999
38$90,000 to $99,999
168$100,000 to $124,999
149$125,000 to $149,999
249$150,000 to $174,999
185$175,000 to $199,999
192$200,000 to $249,999
315$250,000 to $299,999
431$300,000 to $399,999
225$400,000 to $499,999
133$500,000 to $749,999
59$750,000 to $999,999
36$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
13$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 28782
5$150 to $199
3$250 to $299
19$300 to $349
4$350 to $399
34$400 to $449
15$450 to $499
55$500 to $549
17$550 to $599
81$600 to $649
14$650 to $699
22$700 to $749
4$750 to $799
49$800 to $899
21$900 to $999
128$1,000 to $1,249
157$1,250 to $1,499
8$1,500 to $1,999
85No cash rent
Median gross rent in 2017: $988.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2017: $160,081.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $260,230
Black or African American householders: $129,715
Some other race householders: $274,820
Two or more races householders: $233,247
Hispanic or Latino householders: $29,180
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $250,437
28782:
$250,437
North Carolina:
$171,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $158,575 - $384,058
Mean price in 2017:
Detached houses: $327,520
Here:
$327,520
State:
$248,152
Townhouses or other attached units: $217,946
Here:
$217,946
State:
$203,169
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $277,703
Here:
$277,703
State:
$154,617
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $189,247
Here:
$189,247
State:
$203,483
Mobile homes: $66,346
Here:
$66,346
State:
$69,094
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,049
One, attached: 69
Two: 75
3 or 4: 162
5 to 9: 134
10 to 19: 67
Mobile homes: 293
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Unemployment: 4.8%
Means of transportation to work in zip code 28782
79.1%2,180Drove a car alone
9.5%261Carpooled
0.3%9Motorcycle
1.1%30Walked
3.2%89Other means
7.0%192Worked at home
Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 28782
97Less than 5 minutes
2705 to 9 minutes
45210 to 14 minutes
30615 to 19 minutes
29920 to 24 minutes
6325 to 29 minutes
39430 to 34 minutes
18435 to 39 minutes
12340 to 44 minutes
29345 to 59 minutes
5360 to 89 minutes
2890 or more minutes
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 53.6%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 6,367
In family households: 4,779 (1,079 male householders, 704 female householders)
1,465 spouses, 1,171 children (1,053 natural, 60 adopted, 59 stepchildren), 160 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 23 other relatives, 68 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,594 (510 male householders (417 living alone)), 830 female householders (707 living alone)), 250 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 96 (90 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,225 2-persons, 249 3-persons, 222 4-persons, 67 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,126 1-person, 208 2-persons, 7 3-persons
508 married couples with children.
251 single-parent households (92 men, 159 women).
97.2% of residents of 28782 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% very well, 10% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 161 (2.5%) (53.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.5%
Whole state:
8.1%
12%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
11%Belgium
6%El Salvador
5%Burma
5%Venezuela
4%Thailand
4%Barbados
17%American
12%English
10%Scotch-Irish
9%German
8%Irish
6%European
3%Scottish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
182000 to 2009
381990 to 1999
143Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CAROLINA YARN PROCESSORS, INCORPORATED (400 SCRIVEN RD. in TRYON, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - -115DA4YG00M69W84AY3YG7NK1K, WASTEWATER FACILITY CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: FINISHERS OF TEXTILES
DIXIE YARNS INC (US HIGHWAY 176 SOUTH in TRYON, NC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (North Carolina facility info) - AIR PROGRAM TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: FINISHERS OF TEXTILES Business NAICS classification: TEXTILE AND FABRIC FINISHING (EXCEPT BROADWOVEN FABRIC) MILLS. Alternative names: SOUTHERN MERCERIZING CO.
BROCKS CLEANERS (120 MAPLE STREET in TRYON, NC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING Organizations: BROCK`S CLEANERS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.9% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.1%
63.0%Electricity
17.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7.9%Utility gas
7.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3.9%Wood
Population in 1990: 3,914. Population change in the 1990s: +2,305 (+58.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,353
Northeast: 818
Midwest: 789
South: 2,072
West: 187
61% of the 28782 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in North Carolina.
93% of the 28782 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 62
Here:
17.6%
North Carolina:
10.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
Here:
1.2%
North Carolina:
10.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 43
Here:
25.6%
North Carolina:
17.9%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
99,113Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
72,968Computer and mathematical occupations
67,908Business and financial operations occupations
51,627Management occupations
48,074Life, physical, and social science occupations
47,484Legal occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)