COMPARING TWO PLACES
Light Oak vs Gaffney
PLACE A
Light Oak, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Gaffney, South Carolina
Light Oak is 98% smaller than Gaffney. Light Oak earns more, with a median household income $22,244 higher.
LIGHT OAKGAFFNEYDIFFERENCE
Total population27712,583−98% vs Gaffney
Population density1931,403−1,210
Population growth0.9%2.8%−2.0 pts
Median age57.831.9+25.9
Male27.1%48.5%−21.4 pts
Female72.9%51.5%+21.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%41.2%−41.2 pts
Black83.4%40.6%+42.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.6%8.2%+8.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other0.0%9.6%−9.6 pts
Median household income$63,333$41,089+$22,244
Per capita income$24,023$21,994+$2,029
Poverty rate31.4%29.1%+2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4010.476−0.1
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 participation18.8%53.8%−35.0 pts
Median home value$89,200$137,700−$48,500
Median gross rent$903$887+$16
Owner-occupied89.1%50.5%+38.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate42.7%13.9%+28.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%42.2%−42.2 pts
Average commute7.918.8−11.0
Worked from home0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured9.0%13.4%−4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024