Gaffney Population and Demographics

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Gaffney City, South Carolina Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Gaffney Population: 12968 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 5847 45.09% Female 7121 54.91%       Under 5 years 805 6.21% 5 to 9 years 840 6.48% 10 to 14 years 858 6.62% 15 to 19 years 1000 7.71% 20 to 24 years 928 7.16% 25 to 34 years 1644 12.68% 35 to 44 years 1684 12.99% 45 to 54 years 1744 13.45% 55 to 59 years 680 5.24% 60 to 64 years 511 3.94% 65 to 74 years 1072 8.27% 75 to 84 years 843 6.5% 85 years and over 359 2.77%       Median age (years) 37.5       18 years and over 9935 76.61% Male 4374 33.73% Female 5561 42.88% 21 years and over 9246 71.3% 62 years and over 2559 19.73% 65 years and over 2274 17.54% Male 745 5.74% Female 1529 11.79%       Race     One race 12876 99.29% White 6935 53.48% Black or African American 5730 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 and race     Total Population 12968 100.00% 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 12711 98.02% White alone 6854 52.85%       Relationship     Total Population 12968 100.00% In households 12326 95.05% Householder 5304 40.9% Spouse 1966 15.16% Child 3548 27.36% Own child under 18 years 2467 19.02% Other relatives 1034 7.97% Under 18 years 512 3.95% Nonrelatives 474 3.66% Unmarried partner 227 1.75% In group quarters 642 4.95% Institutionalized population 352 2.71% Non-Institutionalized population 290 2.24%       Households by Type     Total Households 5304 100.0 % Family households (families) 3335 62.88% With own children under 18 years 1419 26.75% Married-couple family 1966 37.07% With own children under 18 years 677 12.76% Female householder, no husband present 1147 21.63% With own children under 18 years 651 12.27% Non Family households 1969 37.12% Householder living alone 1766 33.3% Householder 65 years and over 753 14.2%       Households with individuals under 18 years 1712 32.28% Households with individuals 65 years and over 1569 29.58%       Average Household size 2.32 Average family size 2.96       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 5765 100.00% Occupied housing units 5304 92% Vacant housing units 461 8% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 17 0.29% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 5304 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 3222 60.75% Renter-occupied housing units. 2082 39.25%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.44 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.14

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