Tryon is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,606 people and three associated neighborhoods, Tryon is the 343rd largest community in North Carolina.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 service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Tryon who work in healthcare suport services (16.56%), sales jobs (12.15%), and farm management occupations (11.75%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.75% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. As is often the case in a small town, Tryon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Tryon ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Tryon, 43.73% 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 $34,889, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $139,556 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, German, British, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Tryon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
