2024 Compare Cities Economy:
York, SC vs Gaffney, SC

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Highlights
- Household income in Gaffney, is 20% less than it is in York and is 106% below the National Average.
- York unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Gaffney unemployment rate is 6.1%.
 York, SCGaffney, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.5%6.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.6%1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.3%37.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%8.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.0%7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,813$19,166$37,638
 Household Income$41,645$33,514$69,021
 Family Median Income$50,363$44,295$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 York, SCGaffney, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K16.5%22.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.4%6.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.2%16.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%15.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K14.6%8.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.1%9.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K11.1%5.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.9%6.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K3.8%6.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K1.6%1.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K3.8%1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 York, SCGaffney, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.7%9.1%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.4%1.3%6.5%
 Community, social services0.2%2.1%1.8%
 Legal0.0%0.0%1.2%
 Education, library5.8%9.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.4%3.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.4%3.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.6%0.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.1%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.9%4.5%3.6%
 Personal care0.5%1.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.1%21.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.5%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair14.0%6.5%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving32.7%27.8%13.1%
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Reviews for Gaffney    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have lived in Gaffney for ten years, I am from Garfield New Jersey. I do Love living here in the south.  More

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Over 12 years ago

Small town located an hour away from Charlotte. Property taxes are low and they offer the Homestead Act to senior citizens. Although the summer months are hot, winters  More

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