What percentage of people rent in East Gaffney, SC?

Name: Renters and owners in East Gaffney, SC, 2020–2024
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21.8% (±9.9 points) of the occupied homes in East Gaffney, SC are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 297 renting households against 1,067 that own their home.

In East Gaffney, the share of households that rent went from 28.5% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (−6.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.8% (±9.9 points)
Renting households: 297 (±145)
Median renter income: $17,801 (±$10,102)

Who rents and who owns in East Gaffney

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Gaffney	Cherokee County	South Carolina	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.8% (±9.9 points)	26.2% (±2.3 points)	28.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	297 (±145)	5,773 (±526)	595,868 (±5,739)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,067 (±278)	16,290 (±571)	1,522,121 (±8,375)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.6)	2.5 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$17,801 (±$10,102)	$33,473 (±$5,200)	$43,796 (±$694)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$30,313 (±$15,468)	$59,835 (±$2,898)	$82,205 (±$598)	$100,009

In East Gaffney, the renter share is not measurably different from Cherokee County (26.2%).

It is not measurably different from South Carolina (28.1%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Cherokee County, East Gaffney ranks 3 of 3 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 257 of 381.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in East Gaffney has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	28.5% (±9.3 points)	21.8% (±9.9 points)	−6.7 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$727 (±$99)	$690 (±$260)	−5.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$32,907 (±$8,231)	$25,227 (±$10,677)	−23.3%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near East Gaffney

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Gaffney
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
East Gaffney	—	21.8% (±9.9 points)	—
Gaffney	2.3 mi	49.5% (±5.2 points)	Higher
Blacksburg	6.5 mi	58.5% (±11.2 points)	Higher
Earl	9.2 mi	19.9% (±19.2 points)	Not measurably different
Grover	11 mi	35.9% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Cowpens	11 mi	31.1% (±9.9 points)	Not measurably different
Boiling Springs	12 mi	23.7% (±10.5 points)	Not measurably different
Patterson Springs	12 mi	41.5% (±14.4 points)	Higher
Smyrna	13 mi	5.3% (±11.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Smyrna, SC (5.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gaffney, SC (49.5%), Blacksburg, SC (58.5%), Patterson Springs, NC (41.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Cherokee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Blacksburg	58.5% (±11.2 points)
2	Gaffney	49.5% (±5.2 points)
3	East Gaffney	21.8% (±9.9 points)

East Gaffney is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about East Gaffney

How many renters are there in East Gaffney?

East Gaffney has an estimated 297 (±145) renting households, 21.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in East Gaffney?

In East Gaffney, the share of households that rent went from 28.5% in 2015–2019 to 21.8% in 2020–2024 (−6.7 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in East Gaffney?

A renting household in East Gaffney has 1.7 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in East Gaffney?

The median renting household in East Gaffney, SC has an income of $17,801 (±$10,102) a year, against $30,313 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for East Gaffney CDP, South Carolina (place:22075, in state:45).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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