COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pacolet vs Gaffney
PLACE A
Pacolet, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Gaffney, South Carolina
Pacolet is 79% smaller than Gaffney. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
PACOLETGAFFNEYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,64412,583−79% vs Gaffney
Population density4581,403−945
Population growth1.7%2.8%−1.1 pts
Median age41.331.9+9.4
Male47.8%48.5%−0.7 pts
Female52.2%51.5%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.5%6.4%−5.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.2%41.2%+38.9 pts
Black14.4%40.6%−26.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%8.2%−8.0 pts
Asian0.9%0.4%+0.5 pts
Other4.3%9.6%−5.3 pts
Median household income$42,359$41,089+$1,270
Per capita income$25,090$21,994+$3,096
Poverty rate15.0%29.1%−14.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4290.476−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%23.1%−5.6 pts
Graduate degree4.6%9.3%−4.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%10.6%−6.8 pts
Labor force participation55.3%53.8%+1.5 pts
Median home value$89,600$137,700−$48,100
Median gross rent$902$887+$15
Owner-occupied71.6%50.5%+21.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.9%13.9%+4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households4.3%42.2%−37.9 pts
Average commute27.018.8+8.2
Worked from home5.5%4.9%+0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured10.7%13.4%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025