ZIP 28782 · Tryon
Who lives in ZIP code 28782 (Tryon, NC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Tryon, NC · Polk County
uszips 2026
People6,519
Median age59.4
Household income$72,946
Home value$337,262
Median rent$1,296/mo
Poverty13.9%
College degree+45.4%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 51 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,240
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
36.9% are 65 or older; 88.0% are adults.
Household income
37.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,687.
Education (adults 25+)
43.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.9%
- Never married
- 19.8%
- Divorced
- 11.3%
- Widowed
- 8.9%
- Family size
- 2.55
- Dual-income families
- 44.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.5%
- Rent burden
- 42.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
- Self-employed
- 19.0%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 31.9%
- Veterans
- 9.9%
- With a disability
- 19.8%
- No health insurance
- 9.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.