Gaffney, South Carolina Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Gaffney is 11th in South Carolina out of 57 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Gaffney is 11th in South Carolina out of 94 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Gaffney, South Carolina Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Gaffney Rank South Carolina US
Current population (2012) 12,449 32nd 4,723,723 313,914,040
Size in square miles 8.3 47th 30,060.7 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,491.4 38th 153.9 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Gaffney Rank South Carolina US
Residents younger than 5 6.2% 74th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 22.4% 66th 22.9% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.4% 21st 14.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Gaffney Rank South Carolina US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 75.0% 80th 83.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 15.6% 78th 24.2% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Gaffney Rank South Carolina US
Race - White 50.1% 70th 68.4% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 45.7% 24th 28.0% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.2% 79th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.9% 60th 1.4% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 11th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.6% 56th 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 3.1% 66th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 48.9% 71st 64.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Gaffney Rank South Carolina US
Female residents 54.0% 23rd 51.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 3.5% 63rd 4.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Gaffney Rank South Carolina US
Housing units 5,784 41st 2,157,033 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 26.9% 32nd 17.6% 25.9%
Households 4,909 38th 1,758,732 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 53.7% 64th 69.8% 66.1%
Home median value $86,200 85th $137,000 $186,200
People per household 2.4 60th 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Gaffney Rank South Carolina US
Income per capita $17,419 77th $23,854 $27,915
Income per household $28,280 78th $44,587 $52,762
Income below poverty line 25.5% 27th 17.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Gaffney Rank South Carolina US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,101 40th 360,397 27,092,908
Retail sales $434,329 22nd $54,298,410 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $33,732 11th $12,273 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $45,385 27th $8,383,463 $613,795,732

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