Gaffney, SC

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4528060, place: Gaffney city, South Carolina)

Total Population: 12,968
Male: 5,847 (45.09%)
Female: 7,121 (54.91%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 805 (6.21%)
5 to 9 years: 840 (6.48%)
10 to 14 years: 858 (6.62%)
15 to 19 years: 1,000 (7.71%)
20 to 24 years: 928 (7.16%)
25 to 34 years: 1,644 (12.68%)
35 to 44 years: 1,684 (12.99%)
45 to 54 years: 1,744 (13.45%)
55 to 59 years: 680 (5.24%)
60 to 64 years: 511 (3.94%)
65 to 74 years: 1,072 (8.27%)
75 to 84 years: 843 (6.5%)
85 years and over: 359 (2.77%)

Median age: 37.5 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 9,935 (76.61%)
21 years and over: 9,246 (71.3%)
62 years and over: 2,559 (19.73%)
65 years and over: 2,274 (17.54%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 9,935 (76.61%)
--Male: 4,374 (33.73%)
--Female: 5,561 (42.88%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 2,274 (17.54%)
--Male: 745 (5.74%)
--Female: 1,529 (11.79%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 12,876 (99.29%)
--White: 6,854 (52.85%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 257 (1.98%)
--Black or African American: 5,730 (44.19%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 19 (0.15%)
--Asian: 59 (0.45%)
----Asian Indian: 19 (0.15%)
----Chinese: 16 (0.12%)
----Filipino: 6 (0.05%)
----Japanese: 6 (0.05%)
----Korean: 5 (0.04%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 7 (0.05%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 4 (0.03%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0.01%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 2 (0.02%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.01%)
--Some other race: 129 (0.99%)
Two or more Races: 92 (0.71%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 257 (1.98%)
--Mexican: 143 (1.1%)
--Puerto Rican: 45 (0.35%)
--Cuban: 1 (0.01%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 68 (0.52%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 12,711 (98.02%)
--White Alone: 6,854 (52.85%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 12,326 (95.05%)
--Householder: 5,304 (40.9%)
--Spouse: 1,966 (15.16%)
--Child: 3,548 (27.36%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 2,467 (19.02%)
--Other relatives: 1,034 (7.97%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 512 (3.95%)
--Nonrelatives: 474 (3.66%)
----Unmarried partner: 227 (1.75%)
Living in group quarters: 642 (4.95%)
--Institutionalized Population: 352 (2.71%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 290 (2.24%)
Total households: 5,304
Family households (families): 3,335 (62.88%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,419 (26.75%)
--Married-couple families: 1,966 (37.07%)
----With own children under 18 years: 677 (12.76%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 1,147 (21.63%)
----With own children under 18 years: 651 (12.27%)
Nonfamily households: 1,969 (37.12%)
--Householder living alone: 1,766 (33.3%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 753 (14.2%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 1,712 (32.28%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 1,569 (29.58%)
Average household size: 2.32 people
Average family size: 2.96 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 5,765
Occupied housing units: 5,304 (92%)
Vacant housing units: 461 (8%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 17 (0.29%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 3.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 7.2%
Occupied housing units: 5,304 (92%)
Owner occupied housing units: 3,222 (55.89%)
Renter occupied housing units: 2,082 (36.11%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.44 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.14 people

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