Cherokee Falls vs East Gaffney

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

Cherokee Falls 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 28 in Cherokee Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Cherokee Falls	East Gaffney
Population	28	3,169
Median age	49.7 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$26,314
Median home value	—	$78,900
Median gross rent	—	$753
Housing units	10	1,834
Homeownership rate	60.0%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cherokee Falls	East Gaffney
Population	0 → 28 (+0.0%)	2,755 → 3,169 (+15.0%)
Median household income	—	$32,907 → $26,314 (-20.0%)
Median home value	—	$66,400 → $78,900 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$727 → $753 (+3.6%)

Cherokee Falls

Population

028

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)

	Cherokee Falls	East Gaffney
Under 5	0.0%	6.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	15.9%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.0%
35 to 44	28.6%	14.4%
45 to 54	32.1%	11.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	13.1%
65 to 74	17.9%	14.8%
75 and over	21.4%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cherokee Falls	East Gaffney
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	67.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	30.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cherokee Falls	East Gaffney
No high school diploma	28.6%	13.6%
High school graduate	39.3%	45.3%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	3.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cherokee Falls	East Gaffney
Drove alone	100.0%	92.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cherokee Falls	East Gaffney
1-unit, detached	60.0%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	40.0%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Cherokee Falls	East Gaffney
Poverty rate	0.0%	28.8%
Average household size	2.80	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	—	22
Median year structure built	—	1973