COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cherokee Falls vs Gaffney
PLACE A
Cherokee Falls, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Gaffney, South Carolina
Cherokee Falls is 100% smaller than Gaffney.
CHEROKEE FALLSGAFFNEYDIFFERENCE
Total population3612,583−100% vs Gaffney
Population density3161,403−1,087
Population growth–2.8%–
Median age49.831.9+17.9
Male36.1%48.5%−12.4 pts
Female63.9%51.5%+12.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%41.2%+58.8 pts
Black0.0%40.6%−40.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other0.0%9.6%−9.6 pts
Median household income–$41,089–
Per capita income$18,642$21,994−$3,352
Poverty rate0.0%29.1%−29.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1410.476−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%23.1%−23.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%9.3%−9.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%10.6%−10.6 pts
Labor force participation55.6%53.8%+1.8 pts
Median home value–$137,700–
Median gross rent–$887–
Owner-occupied75.0%50.5%+24.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%13.9%−13.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%42.2%−42.2 pts
Average commute–18.8–
Worked from home0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured44.4%13.4%+31.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024