Blacksburg vs Gaffney

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

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

Gaffney has the higher population (12,612 vs 2,158 in Blacksburg). Gaffney has the higher median household income ($41,214 vs $33,500 in Blacksburg). Gaffney has the higher median home value ($141,100 vs $137,000 in Blacksburg).

Population, income & housing

	Blacksburg	Gaffney
Population	2,158	12,612
Median age	32.7 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$33,500	$41,214
Median home value	$137,000	$141,100
Median gross rent	$789	$822
Housing units	980	5,422
Homeownership rate	37.6%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blacksburg	Gaffney
Population	1,939 → 2,158 (+11.3%)	12,582 → 12,612 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$19,219 → $33,500 (+74.3%)	$31,047 → $41,214 (+32.7%)
Median home value	$83,000 → $137,000 (+65.1%)	$111,100 → $141,100 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	$623 → $789 (+26.6%)	$689 → $822 (+19.3%)

Blacksburg

Population

1,9392,158

Median household income

$19,219$33,500

Median home value

$83,000$137,000

Median gross rent

$623$789

Gaffney

Population

12,58212,612

Median household income

$31,047$41,214

Median home value

$111,100$141,100

Median gross rent

$689$822

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blacksburg	Gaffney
Under 5	8.7%	7.5%
5 to 17	24.5%	13.5%
18 to 24	4.3%	14.5%
25 to 34	16.5%	17.5%
35 to 44	13.7%	9.4%
45 to 54	9.6%	8.6%
55 to 64	8.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	5.3%	9.0%
75 and over	8.6%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blacksburg	Gaffney
White (non-Hispanic)	60.4%	42.3%
Black or African American	18.2%	40.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.6%
Two or more races	6.3%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	14.7%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blacksburg	Gaffney
No high school diploma	24.9%	15.2%
High school graduate	40.2%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blacksburg	Gaffney
Drove alone	76.9%	77.8%
Carpooled	15.4%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	4.9%
Other means	0.5%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blacksburg	Gaffney
1-unit, detached	57.3%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	9.5%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	9.3%	12.7%
20 or more units	1.6%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	22.2%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Blacksburg	Gaffney
Poverty rate	33.2%	24.8%
Average household size	2.70	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	30	18
Median year structure built	1972	1974