CITY · 1990 CENSUS

East Gaffney

South Carolina · 3,278 residents · 3.02 sq mi

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With 3,278 people, East Gaffney is a city in South Carolina. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The typical home is worth $34,300. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 38%. Median household income is $16,171, under the $30,130 national median. 22.4% of locals live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,278

−2%vs 2000

vs 3,349 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

35.0

−2%vs 2000

vs 35.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.02 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(221)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.2%(171)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(234)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(262)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(225)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416%(525)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(437)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(331)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(336)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(267)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(192)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(77)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,171

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,527 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,493

−34%vs 2000

vs $12,902 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,300

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$270

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $369 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.2%

+6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.7% in 2000

29.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.2%(2,551)

Black20.2%(678)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(86)

Asian0.3%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.3%(2,829)

Black13.7%(449)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.8%(50)

South American1.1%(30)

Colombian1.1%(30)

Ancestry

American12.1%(342)

Irish5.7%(161)

Subsaharan African5.7%(160)

English2.7%(76)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(50)

German1.5%(41)

Italian1.1%(30)

Ukrainian0.6%(18)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest English population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

40.6%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.6%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 0.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.0 min

−3%vs 2000

vs 12.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.4%(242)

Married56.4%(583)

Widowed4%(41)

Divorced16.2%(168)

Women 15+

Never married49.4%(682)

Married33.5%(462)

Widowed3.4%(47)

Divorced13.7%(189)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.5%

−12.1 ptssince 2013

from 27.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.2%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 36.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.6%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.8%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.2%

+7.3 ptssince 2020

from 51.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.4%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 54.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)41.4%(94)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11%(25)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.8%(63)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 227 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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