COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lockhart vs Gaffney
PLACE A
Lockhart, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Gaffney, South Carolina
Lockhart is 97% smaller than Gaffney. Gaffney earns more, with a median household income $2,089 higher. Gaffney has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -21%).
LOCKHARTGAFFNEYDIFFERENCE
Total population36912,583−97% vs Gaffney
Population density1,2101,403−193
Population growth-21.3%2.8%−24.1 pts
Median age38.631.9+6.7
Male44.9%48.5%−3.6 pts
Female55.1%51.5%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born0.5%6.4%−5.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.1%41.2%+46.9 pts
Black7.2%40.6%−33.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other4.7%9.6%−4.9 pts
Median household income$39,000$41,089−$2,089
Per capita income$23,255$21,994+$1,261
Poverty rate12.9%29.1%−16.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.476−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%23.1%−12.6 pts
Graduate degree1.7%9.3%−7.6 pts
Unemployment rate9.0%10.6%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation47.1%53.8%−6.7 pts
Median home value$37,500$137,700−$100,200
Median gross rent$1,069$887+$182
Owner-occupied78.6%50.5%+28.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.6%13.9%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households25.0%42.2%−17.2 pts
Average commute33.618.8+14.8
Worked from home5.7%4.9%+0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured7.9%13.4%−5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025