Gaffney, South Carolina Neighborhood Info

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Gaffney, South Carolina QuickFacts

	Gaffney, South Carolina	United States
Total population	12,968	281,421,906
State	South Carolina
City	gaffney

Gaffney, South Carolina Population

	Gaffney, South Carolina	%, Gaffney, South Carolina	United States
Male	5,847	45.09%	49.06%
Female	7,121	54.91%	50.94%
Median age (years)	37.5		35.3

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	Gaffney, South Carolina	%, Gaffney, South Carolina	United States
18 years and over	9,935	76.61%	74.31%
21 years and over	9,246	71.3%	69.97%
62 years and over	2,559	19.73%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,274	17.54%	12.43%

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	Gaffney, South Carolina	%, Gaffney, South Carolina	United States
White	6,935	53.48%	75.14%
Black or African American	5,730	44.19%	12.32%
Asian	59	0.45%	3.64%
Some other race	152	1.17%	5.46%
Two or more races	92	0.71%	2.43%

Gaffney, South Carolina Housing

	Gaffney, South Carolina	%, Gaffney, South Carolina	United States
Total households	5,304		105,480,101
Family households (families)	3,335	62.88%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	1,969	37.12%	31.94%

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	Gaffney, South Carolina	%, Gaffney, South Carolina	United States
Total housing units	5,886		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	461	7.83%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	5,304	90.11%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	3,222	54.74%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	2,082	35.37%	30.77%

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	Gaffney, South Carolina	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	636	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,725	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	509	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	180	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	30	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	18	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	71,000	119,600

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	Gaffney, South Carolina	%, Gaffney, South Carolina	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,084	20.44%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	1,148	21.64%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	742	13.99%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	894	16.86%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	724	13.65%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	836	15.76%	9.65%

Gaffney, South Carolina Education

	Gaffney, South Carolina	%, Gaffney, South Carolina	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,023		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	125	4.13%	6.47%
Kindergarten	131	4.33%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,324	43.8%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	764	25.27%	21.38%
College or graduate school	679	22.46%	22.81%

Gaffney, South Carolina Economy

	Gaffney, South Carolina	%, Gaffney, South Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	10,330		217,168,077
In labor force	5,998	58.06%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	5,998	58.06%	63.39%
- - Employed	5,569	53.91%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	429	4.15%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	4,332	41.94%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	5,714	55.31%	51.66%
In labor force	2,915	28.22%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	2,915	28.22%	29.65%
- - Employed	2,677	25.91%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	893	8.64%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	575		12,787,501

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	Gaffney, South Carolina	%, Gaffney, South Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	5,341		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	904	16.93%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	457	8.56%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	982	18.39%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	672	12.58%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	851	15.93%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	792	14.83%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	325	6.09%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	220	4.12%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	56	1.05%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	82	1.54%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	29,480		41,994

	Gaffney, South Carolina	%, Gaffney, South Carolina	United States
With earnings	4,007	38.79%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	41,169		56,604
With Social Security income	1,697	16.43%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,498		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	286	2.77%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,258		6,320
With public assistance income	181	1.75%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,046		3,032
With retirement income	823	7.97%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	11,965		17,376

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