COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cliffside vs Gaffney
PLACE A
Cliffside, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Gaffney, South Carolina
Cliffside is 97% smaller than Gaffney. Cliffside earns more, with a median household income $10,349 higher. Gaffney has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -13%).
CLIFFSIDEGAFFNEYDIFFERENCE
Total population43812,583−97% vs Gaffney
Population density1881,403−1,215
Population growth-13.3%2.8%−16.1 pts
Median age50.931.9+19.0
Male66.7%48.5%+18.2 pts
Female33.3%51.5%−18.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.5%41.2%+48.3 pts
Black10.5%40.6%−30.1 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$51,438$41,089+$10,349
Per capita income$34,130$21,994+$12,136
Poverty rate7.1%29.1%−22.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3760.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%23.1%−7.8 pts
Graduate degree5.2%9.3%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%10.6%−10.6 pts
Labor force participation54.5%53.8%+0.7 pts
Median home value$91,400$137,700−$46,300
Median gross rent–$887–
Owner-occupied74.3%50.5%+23.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%13.9%−3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households35.5%42.2%−6.8 pts
Average commute11.318.8−7.5
Worked from home25.6%4.9%+20.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured0.0%13.4%−13.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024