Gaffney, SC
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gaffney, SC: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 40,093. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet GAFFNEY-SC · Gaffney, SC 2 ZIPs · 40,093 pop · #21437/25278 · Cherokee County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $51,076
- RANK-BOTTOM #21437/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Blacksburg
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 73% owners
- POP-SMALL 40,093
- SPREAD-MOD 29340→29341
- HOME-LOW $148,850
Nearest income peer: Blacksburg, SC ( $1,371 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Gaffney
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gaffney on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Blacksburg · lowest
Blacksburg · lowest
$49,705 median HH income
- Gaffney · this city · highest
Gaffney · this city · highest
$51,076 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Gaffney, SC sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 15th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 40,093
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $51,076
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($51,076 average) · poverty 20.1%. The primary code (29340) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Gaffney as a pure owner town.
Within South Carolina, Orangeburg is the closest lower-income city and Chester the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Gaffney.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Gaffney differ
Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 29340 has a median home value of $108,800, compared with $188,900 in 29341. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.7×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 8.1 points
29340 to 29341
29340 to 29341
29341 to 29340
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 29340 skews compact Gaffney
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 29340 covers about 52% of Gaffney's 40,093 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Gaffney
Citywide ZBP: 726 establishments, 14,109 employees , annual payroll $634,396k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 29341 (453 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (157) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Gaffney, SC
These ZIP codes sit in Cherokee County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Gaffney. See the Cherokee County roll-up →
Side-by-side: Compare 29340 vs 29341 →
Gaffney roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Gaffney, .