Gaffney City, South Carolina

Gaffney City is a one of the Cherokee County, South Carolina, located in Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. In 2000, city's population was 12968 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 13200, It is the 32nd most populous in the U.S. state of South Carolina. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.89 sq mi (20.44 kmē), of which, 7.86 square miles (20.36 kmē) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 kmē) of it is water, it is the 61st largest by area in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

As of the census of 2000, there were 12968 people in the city, organized into 5304 households, and 3335 families living in the city. The population density was 1649.7 people per square mile (636.95/kmē), it is the 37th most populated city in terms of population density. There were 5765 housing units at an average density of 733.5 per square mile (283.21/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.32 persons, and the average family size was 2.96 persons. In the city the population was distributed as follows: 23.4% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 82.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.7 males. The median age of the city's population was 37.5 years, The median age of males was 35 years, for females the median age was 40.1 years. The racial makeup of the city was 6935 White, 5730 Black or African American, 19 American Indian, 59 Asian, 4 Native Hawaiian, 92 from two or more races and 129 Ohter races.

Gaffney city South Carolina Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Gaffney city South Carolina School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Gaffney City South Carolina GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $29480, making its South Carolina's 206th highest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $38449, it is 182nd wealthiest city by median family income in South Carolina. The per capita income for the city was $17755, it would be the 115th highest city by per capita income in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The median income of city was $19678, The median income for males was $22641, compared to $16542 for females.

In 2000, 3023 pupils and students, of which 1447 are male and 1576 are female, 23.31% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 125 nursery or pri school, 131 kindergarten, 1324 elementary school, 764 high school and 679 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census12968
April 2000 Estimate12994
July 2000 Estimate12999
July 2001 Estimate12956
July 2002 Estimate12986
July 2003 Estimate12877
July 2004 Estimate12899
July 2005 Estimate12923
July 2006 Estimate12951
July 2007 Estimate12952
July 2008 Estimate13200
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school6263125
Kindergarten7952131
Elementary school6696551324
High school337427764
College or graduate school300379679
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Gaffney city, South Carolina$29480$38449$17755
Cherokee County, South Carolina$33787$39393$16421
South Carolina, United States$37082$44227$18795
United States$41994$50046$21587