Housing units in zip code 29340 with a mortgage: 2,631 (119 second mortgage, 289 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,544
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $871
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $275
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
23.9%
Whole state:
17.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 29340: Brick House Farms (A), Meadow Creek Industrial Center (B), Cherokee Speedway (C), Gaffney Country Club (D), Gaffney City Fire Department East Gaffney (E), A J Eastwood Library (F), Asbury Rehobeth Volunteer Fire Department (G), Goucher - White Plains Fire Department (H), Gaffney City Fire Department (I), DMW Volunteer Fire Department (J), Twin River Fire Department (K), Corinth Volunteer Fire Department (L), Cherokee County Courthouse (M), Cherokee County Jail (N), Cherokee County Public Library (O), Gaffney City Hall (P). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 29340 include: Rehobeth Church (A), Sardis Church (B), Philadelphia Baptist Church (C), Open Door Baptist Church (D), New Mount Zion Baptist Church (E), New Hope Baptist Church (F), Mount Zion Baptist Church (G), Mount Tabor Baptist Church (H), Blue Branch Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Grove Cemetery (1), Limestone Cemetery (2), Gaffney Memorial Park (3), Abingdon Cemetery (4), Corinth Cemetery (5), Lipscomb Cemetery (6), Little Memorial Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolf Branch (A), Spencer Branch (B), Skelton Creek (C), Service Branch (D), Rocky Branch (E), Quinton Branch (F), Providence Branch (G), Pacolet River (H), Polecat Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 29340 include: Thomson Park (1), Milliken Park (2), McCluney Park (3), Limestone Springs Historic District (4), Gaffney Commercial Historical District (5), Cherokee Ford Recreation Area (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 337
2000 to 2004: 659
1990 to 1999: 1,673
1980 to 1989: 1,289
1970 to 1979: 1,554
1960 to 1969: 1,088
1950 to 1959: 1,754
1940 to 1949: 722
1939 or earlier: 1,691
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 29340:
Less than $10,000: 514
$10,000 to $14,999: 227
$15,000 to $19,999: 187
$20,000 to $24,999: 407
$25,000 to $29,999: 195
$30,000 to $34,999: 279
$35,000 to $39,999: 165
$40,000 to $49,999: 762
$50,000 to $59,999: 493
$60,000 to $69,999: 301
$70,000 to $79,999: 390
$80,000 to $89,999: 484
$90,000 to $99,999: 250
$100,000 to $124,999: 592
$125,000 to $149,999: 467
$150,000 to $174,999: 451
$175,000 to $199,999: 192
$200,000 to $249,999: 251
$250,000 to $299,999: 322
$300,000 to $399,999: 643
$400,000 to $499,999: 99
$500,000 to $749,999: 1,900
$750,000 to $999,999: 211
$1,000,000 or more: 210
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 29340:
Less than $100: 696
$100 to $149: 233
$150 to $199: 168
$200 to $249: 213
$250 to $299: 992
$300 to $349: 905
$350 to $399: 924
$400 to $449: 1,379
$450 to $499: 1,282
$500 to $549: 1,851
$550 to $599: 202
$600 to $649: 561
$650 to $699: 307
$700 to $749: 15,649
$800 to $899: 74
No cash rent: 401
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2010: $1,337,633.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $80,534
Black or African American householders: $74,161
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $98,495
Two or more races householders: $69,526
Hispanic or Latino householders: $95,251
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $73,350
29340:
$73,350
South Carolina:
$138,300
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $46,581 - $101,456
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $122,173
Here:
$122,173
State:
$219,352
Mobile homes: $49,261
Here:
$49,261
State:
$62,474
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,995
One, attached: 1,406
Two: 28,225
3 or 4: 1,604
5 to 9: 1,208
10 to 19: 8,412
20 to 49: 31,439
50 or more: 1,796
Mobile homes: 2,589
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 5,916 (80%)
Carpooled: 1,696 (23%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5,956 (80%)
Taxi: 894 (12%)
Motorcycle: 8,934 (121%)
Walked: 172 (2%)
Other means: 1,894 (26%)
Worked at home: 120 (2%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 740
5 to 9 minutes: 1,709
10 to 14 minutes: 1,788
15 to 19 minutes: 1,608
20 to 24 minutes: 1,135
25 to 29 minutes: 228
30 to 34 minutes: 665
35 to 39 minutes: 101
40 to 44 minutes: 160
45 to 59 minutes: 376
60 to 89 minutes: 526
90 or more minutes: 123
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 71.3%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 20,684
In family households: 17,898 (4,027 male householders, 1,791 female householders)
4,009 spouses, 6,166 children (5,481 natural, 188 adopted, 497 stepchildren), 818 grandchildren, 172 brothers or sisters, 126 parents, 352 other relatives, 437 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,786 (1,096 male householders (901 living alone)), 1,333 female householders (1,237 living alone)), 357 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 626 (359 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,345 2-persons, 1,109 3-persons, 933 4-persons, 452 5-persons, 366 6-persons, 171 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 3,115 1-person, 406 2-persons, 90 3-persons
2,055 married couples with children.
2,671 single-parent households (509 men, 2,162 women).
97.1% of residents of 29340 zip code speak English at home.
54.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (12% very well, 23% well, 28% not well, 37% not at all).
131.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% very well, 11% well, 1% not well, 3% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% very well, 12% well, 14% not well).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 474 (2.3%) (39.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.3%
Whole state:
4.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Mexico (32%)
Russia (16%)
Canada (12%)
Venezuela (10%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Peru (5%)
Italy (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 155
1990 to 1999: 255
1980 to 1989: 138
Before 1980: 74
Races in zip code 29340:
White population: 15,091 Black population: 8,576 American Indian population: 482 Asian population: 1,263 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 5,492 Two or more races population: 1,363 Hispanic or Latino population: 807
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 29340 not listed on the city page:
ALMA ELEMENTARY (Students: 239; Location: 213 ALMA STREET, GAFFNEY, SC; Grades: PK - 05)
GOUCHER ELEMENTARY (Students: 194; Location: 604 GOUCHER SCHOOL RD., GAFFNEY, SC; Grades: KG - 05)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BPW/VICTOR GAFFNEY WTR TMT PLT (210 EAST FREDERICK STREET in GAFFNEY, SC)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, DAM SITE, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, ASBESTOS ABATEMENT PROGRAM, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, LABORATORY CERTIFICATION STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - DRINKING WATER PROGRAM Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS GAFFNEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, GAFFNEY BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, GAFFNEY BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS CLARY WWTP, GAFFNEY PROVIDENCE CR WWTP
ALCOA BUILDING PRODUCTS (100 CELLWOOD PLACE in GAFFNEY, SC)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR MAJOR, AIR PROGRAM TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER PLASTICS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. Organizations: GERAGHTY & MILLER INC/SCOTT A MCCANN (CONTACT/ENGINEERING/CONSULTING FIRM)
, OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ALCOA HOME EXTERIORS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: ALCOA HOME EXTERIORS, ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA BUILDING PRODUCTS, CELLWOOD PRODUCTS, CELLWOOD PRODUCTS
BROAD RIVER ENERGY CENTER (1124 VICTORY PAGE TRAIL ROAD in GAFFNEY, SC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System) OIL CONTROL (Facility Response Plan for oil discharge) AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, AIR MAJOR, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR PROGRAM TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Organizations: BROAD RIVER ENERGY COMPANY, LL (CONTACT/GENERAL)
, CALPINE EASTERN CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BROAD RIVER ENERGY, LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BROAD RIVER ENERGY LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, CALPINE EASTERN CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BROAD RIVER ENERGY, LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BROAD RIVER ENERGY COMPANY , BROAD RIVER ENERGY LLC, BROAD RIVER INVESTORS - GAFFNEY, BROAD RIVER INVESTORS - GAFFNEY, SKYGEN
CHAPMAN CONCRETE PLANT NUMBER 5 (1175 WILCOX AVE in GAFFNEY, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS; READY-MIXED CONCRETE Alternative names: CHAPMAN CONCRETE PRODUCTS - GAFFNEY, CHAPMAN CONCRETE PRODUCTS - GAFFNEY PORTABLE
CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES (24 COMMERCE DRIVE in GAFFNEY, SC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, AIR MAJOR, TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM, AIR MAJOR, AIR PROGRAM TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER PLASTICS PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. Organizations: CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: CORE MATERIALS CORPORATION, CORE MATERIALS CORPORATION GAFFNEY FACILITY
CAROLINA TIRE 1466 (113 CHEROKEE AVENUE in GAFFNEY, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM Organizations: GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CAROLINA TIRE CO, CAROLINA TIRE CO GAFFNEY, CAROLINA TIRE CO
GAFFNEY PEOPLES CREEK WWTF (100 MARIETTA STREET in GAFFNEY, SC)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - LABORATORY CERTIFICATION Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: GAFFNEY/PEOPLES CRK-BROAD RVR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BROAD RIVER WASTE TREATMENT PLANT, GAFFNEY BROAD RIVER WWTP, GAFFNEY PEOPLES CREEK BROAD RIVER, GAFFNEY/PEOPLES CRK-BROAD RV., GAFFNEY/PEOPLES CRK-BROAD RVR
GAFFNEY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (805 E FREDERICK in GAFFNEY, SC)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1101003 Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Organizations: CHEROKEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT (CONTACT/OWNER)
BIC CORPORATION (1 COMMERCE DRIVE in GAFFNEY, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PENS, MECHANICAL PENCILS, AND PARTS Business NAICS classification: PEN AND MECHANICAL PENCIL MANUFACTURING.; ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING. Organizations: BIC USA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BIC CORP GAFFNEY, BIC CONSUMER PRODS. MFG. CO. INC.
BOMMER INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED GAFFNEY (584 PEACHOID RD in GAFFNEY, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - AIR PROGRAM, TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: HARDWARE; ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING Business NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING. Alternative names: BOMMER IND. INC. GAFFNEY PLANT, BOMMER IND:GAFFNEY
BURNS CHEVROLET INCORPORATED (2315 NORTH LIMESTONE STREET in GAFFNEY, SC)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - SCRAP TIRE MANAGEMENT, AIR PROGRAM, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Business SIC classification: TRUCK AND BUS BODIES; SERVICES Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CLAUDE WELDON BURNS JR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BURNS AUTOMOTIVE, BURNS CHEV OLDS INCORPORATED
CHEROKEE ENGRAVING (BUFORD STREET in GAFFNEY, SC)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, SPARTAN MILLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
CHEROKEE FINISHING COMPANY SPARTAN MILLS (418 CHANDLER DR. in GAFFNEY, SC)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification STATE MASTER (South Carolina database) - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, AIR PROGRAM, AIR MAJOR, TRI REPORTER, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: BROADWOVEN FABRIC MILLS, COTTON; FINISHERS OF BROADWOVEN FABRICS OF COTTON; FINISHERS OF BROADWOVEN FABRICS OF MANMADE FIBER AND SILK Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: SPARTAN MILLS:CHEROKEE-CLOSED, SPARTAN MILLS - CHEROKEE FINISHING, SPARTAN MILLS CHEROKEE FINISHING CO 2
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (52%)
Utility gas (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
Wood (5%)
No fuel used (4%)
Population in 1990: 32,761. Population change in the 1990s: -11,533 (-35.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 16,937
Northeast: 494
Midwest: 450
South: 2,938
West: 245
63% of the 29340 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in South Carolina.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 753
Here:
20.0%
South Carolina:
9.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 41
Here:
2.7%
South Carolina:
8.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 500
Here:
30.2%
South Carolina:
22.6%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Educational Services: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)