Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.92 minutes getting to work every day.
Being a small city, Gaffney does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Gaffney are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.79% of adults in Gaffney having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Gaffney in 2022 was $22,523, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,092 for a family of four. However, Gaffney contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Gaffney is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gaffney home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gaffney residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gaffney include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Gaffney is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
