Tryon is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,595 people and three associated neighborhoods, Tryon is the 343rd largest community in North Carolina. Tryon real estate is some of the most expensive in North Carolina, although Tryon house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Tryon is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Tryon is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Tryon who work in farm management occupations (12.86%), healthcare suport services (11.75%), and sales jobs (10.00%). Of important note, Tryon is also a town of artists. Tryon has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Tryon’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.73% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of Tryon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.31 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small town, Tryon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Tryon ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Tryon, 47.54% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Tryon in 2022 was $35,732, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $142,928 for a family of four. However, Tryon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Tryon is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Tryon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Tryon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Tryon include English, Irish, British, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Tryon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
