Blacksburg vs East Gaffney

A side-by-side comparison of Blacksburg and East Gaffney: population, income, housing, and more.

Blacksburg and East Gaffney are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Gaffney has the higher population (3,169 vs 2,158 in Blacksburg). Blacksburg has the higher median household income ($33,500 vs $26,314 in East Gaffney). Blacksburg has the higher median home value ($137,000 vs $78,900 in East Gaffney).

Population, income & housing

	Blacksburg	East Gaffney
Population	2,158	3,169
Median age	32.7 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$33,500	$26,314
Median home value	$137,000	$78,900
Median gross rent	$789	$753
Housing units	980	1,834
Homeownership rate	37.6%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blacksburg	East Gaffney
Population	1,939 → 2,158 (+11.3%)	2,755 → 3,169 (+15.0%)
Median household income	$19,219 → $33,500 (+74.3%)	$32,907 → $26,314 (-20.0%)
Median home value	$83,000 → $137,000 (+65.1%)	$66,400 → $78,900 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$623 → $789 (+26.6%)	$727 → $753 (+3.6%)

Blacksburg

Population

1,9392,158

Median household income

$19,219$33,500

Median home value

$83,000$137,000

Median gross rent

$623$789

East Gaffney

Population

2,7553,169

Median household income

$32,907$26,314

Median home value

$66,400$78,900

Median gross rent

$727$753

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blacksburg	East Gaffney
Under 5	8.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	24.5%	15.9%
18 to 24	4.3%	7.3%
25 to 34	16.5%	13.0%
35 to 44	13.7%	14.4%
45 to 54	9.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	8.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	5.3%	14.8%
75 and over	8.6%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blacksburg	East Gaffney
White (non-Hispanic)	60.4%	67.0%
Black or African American	18.2%	30.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.7%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blacksburg	East Gaffney
No high school diploma	24.9%	13.6%
High school graduate	40.2%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blacksburg	East Gaffney
Drove alone	76.9%	92.1%
Carpooled	15.4%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	1.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blacksburg	East Gaffney
1-unit, detached	57.3%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	3.1%
20 or more units	1.6%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	22.2%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Blacksburg	East Gaffney
Poverty rate	33.2%	28.8%
Average household size	2.70	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	30	22
Median year structure built	1972	1973