Being a small city, Gaffney does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Gaffney who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.12% of the adults in Gaffney have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Gaffney in 2022 was $21,682, 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 $86,728 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Gaffney include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Gaffney is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
