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Gaffney, SC Micro Area

56,647 Population
393 square miles 144.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,406 ±$1,263 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$50,288 ±$2,291 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.4% ±2.1% (10,223  ±1,136) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.1 minutes ±2.1 (560,455  ±52,638) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

22,063 ±448 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (55,513  ±19) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.2% ±1.8% (924  ±228) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

25,150 ±46 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$142,000 ±$15,173 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.9% ±1.4% (5,551  ±790.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85.2% ±3.2% (33,071  ±1,256.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.4% ±1.6% (7,144  ±628.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.2% (1,788  ±301) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.3% ±1.1% (3,196  ±462) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3,196 Total veterans ±462 2,933 Male ±435 263 Female ±124

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