ZIP 29340 · Gaffney
Who lives in ZIP code 29340 (Gaffney, SC): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gaffney, SC · Cherokee County
uszips 2026
People20,763
Median age41.4
Household income$44,123
Home value$102,872
Median rent$798/mo
Poverty24.1%
College degree+11.2%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Gaffney, SC (micro)
- Wider region
- Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 49 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,131
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.8% are 65 or older; 79.4% are adults.
Household income
14.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,311.
Education (adults 25+)
26.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.8%
- Never married
- 39.3%
- Divorced
- 13.7%
- Widowed
- 8.3%
- Family size
- 3.21
- Dual-income families
- 39.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.8%
- Rent burden
- 31.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.2%
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
- Self-employed
- 8.0%
- Farmers
- 0.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.0%
- Veterans
- 8.3%
- With a disability
- 16.0%
- No health insurance
- 11.0%
- Limited English
- 1.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.