East Gaffney, SC Demographic Data
East Gaffney, SC Summary
East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County in South Carolina
- Population: 3,093
- Area: 3.06 sq. miles
- Land Area: 3.06 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,009.79 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 719.82 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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East Gaffney, SC Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,755
56%
50.8
Male
1,401
44%
49.2
Total Population
3,156
323,128,000
East Gaffney, SC Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
220
7.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
176
5.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
224
7.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
175
5.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
236
7.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
387
12.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
375
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
399
12.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
305
9.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
189
6.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
275
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
176
5.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
19
0.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,441
77.3%
77.2
Female
1,424
58.3%
51.3
Male
1,017
41.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
2,337
74.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
561
17.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
470
14.9%
15.2
Female
244
51.9%
55.8
Male
226
48.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
East Gaffney, SC Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
3,066
97.1%
96.8
White
2,381
75.4%
72.6
Black or African American
553
17.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
11
0.3%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
11
0.3%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
121
3.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
90
2.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
307
9.7%
17.8
Mexican
261
8.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
23
0.7%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
23
0.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,849
90.3%
82.2
East Gaffney, SC Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
325
15.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
484
22.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
653
30.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
374
17.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
110
5.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
105
4.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
74
3.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
809
38.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,316
61.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
179
8.4%
31.2
East Gaffney, SC Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
866
34.1%
33.7%
Now Married
849
33.5%
47.5
Divorced
498
19.6%
11.0%
Separated
110
4.3%
2.0
Widowed
213
8.4
5.8%
East Gaffney, SC Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,610
88.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
326
11.1%
21.6%
Spanish
318
10.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
East Gaffney, SC Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
137
12.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
104
9.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
215
20.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
144
13.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
225
20.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
208
19.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
27
2.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
17
1.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
31,250
57,617
Per capita income
14,139
31,128
East Gaffney, SC Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
75
7.9%
9.8
Construction
31
3.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
196
20.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
17
1.8%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
286
30.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
24
2.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
30
3.2%
11.4
Public administration
28
3.0%
4.6
Retail trade
180
19.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
59
6.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
19
2.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
34
3.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
81
8.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
302
32.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
294
31.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
234
24.8%
18.1%
East Gaffney, SC Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
945
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
828
87.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
117
12.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.0
26.6
East Gaffney, SC Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
128
11.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
345
32.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
380
35.3%
37.1
3 or more
224
20.8%
21.0
East Gaffney, SC Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,077
72.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
794
73.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
283
26.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
405
27.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.4
0.0%
2.5
East Gaffney, SC Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,482
1 room
42
2.8%
2.4
2 rooms
22
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
115
7.8%
9.1
4 rooms
227
15.3%
16.5
5 rooms
568
38.3%
19.8
6 rooms
257
17.3%
17.8
7 rooms
205
13.8%
12.0
8 rooms
35
2.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
11
0.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
East Gaffney, SC Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,482
1-unit, detached
959
64.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
40
2.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
24
1.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
20
1.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
439
29.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
East Gaffney, SC Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
166
11.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
108
7.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
104
7.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
158
10.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
280
18.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
273
18.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
278
18.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
115
7.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
East Gaffney, SC Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
307
28.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
39
3.6%
4.7
Electricity
670
62.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
17
1.6%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
44
4.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
East Gaffney, SC Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
334
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
Less than $500
26
7.8%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
69
20.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
239
71.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
135
42.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
67
21.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
14
4.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
28
8.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
73
23.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
17
0.0%
0.0%
East Gaffney, SC Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
219
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
7
3.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
22
10.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
190
86.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
64
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
682
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
5
2.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
22
10.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
67
30.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
19
8.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
39
17.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
67
30.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
64
0.0%
0.0%
East Gaffney, SC Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
794
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
321
40.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
390
49.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
68
8.6%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
7
0.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
58,500
205,000