East Gaffney vs Gaffney

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

East Gaffney 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 3,169 in East Gaffney). Gaffney has the higher median household income ($41,214 vs $26,314 in East Gaffney). Gaffney has the higher median home value ($141,100 vs $78,900 in East Gaffney).

Population, income & housing

	East Gaffney	Gaffney
Population	3,169	12,612
Median age	41.7 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$26,314	$41,214
Median home value	$78,900	$141,100
Median gross rent	$753	$822
Housing units	1,834	5,422
Homeownership rate	76.7%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	11.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Gaffney	Gaffney
Population	2,755 → 3,169 (+15.0%)	12,582 → 12,612 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$32,907 → $26,314 (-20.0%)	$31,047 → $41,214 (+32.7%)
Median home value	$66,400 → $78,900 (+18.8%)	$111,100 → $141,100 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	$727 → $753 (+3.6%)	$689 → $822 (+19.3%)

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

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)

	East Gaffney	Gaffney
Under 5	6.2%	7.5%
5 to 17	15.9%	13.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	14.5%
25 to 34	13.0%	17.5%
35 to 44	14.4%	9.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	8.6%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.1%
65 to 74	14.8%	9.0%
75 and over	4.4%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Gaffney	Gaffney
White (non-Hispanic)	67.0%	42.3%
Black or African American	30.7%	40.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.6%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Gaffney	Gaffney
No high school diploma	13.6%	15.2%
High school graduate	45.3%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Gaffney	Gaffney
Drove alone	92.1%	77.8%
Carpooled	6.1%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Gaffney	Gaffney
1-unit, detached	72.8%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	12.7%
20 or more units	1.5%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	East Gaffney	Gaffney
Poverty rate	28.8%	24.8%
Average household size	2.18	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1973	1974