Housing market/South Carolina/ZIP 29341
ZIP 29341 Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina
Cherokee County, SC · South Carolina. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 29341 · SC
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 29341 — Gaffney, SC HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 29341
- 1-unit detached5,41966.0%
- 1-unit attached740.9%
- 2–4 units4125.0%
- 5–49 units6808.3%
- 50+ units290.4%
- Mobile1,59219.4%
2–4 unit share 5.0% · 5–49 unit share 8.3% · combined 2–49 13.3%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $857 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $703.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 37.5%; ≥50% 17.6%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $910 (1.062× ACS median gross rent).
Population
19,564 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -4.5%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 7 projects, 344 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 3 properties, 125 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 64 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 29341 28.0% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 10.0%; ACS median gross rent is $857; population changed -4.5% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 412 units in 2–4-unit structures and 680 units in 5–49-unit structures; 7 LIHTC projects totaling 344 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $910 versus ACS median gross rent of $857. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
South Carolina research
ZIP 29341 is a Census / HUD profile for Cherokee County, SC. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 29341 — Gaffney, SC HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·South Carolina ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is South Carolina research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 29341?
ZIP 29341 (Cherokee County, SC) has 19,564 residents, 7,418 households, a renter share of 28.0%, median household income of $55,631, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $857. Vacancy is 10.0%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 29341?
ACS counts 192 units in 2-unit buildings, 220 in 3–4 unit buildings, 319 in 5–9, 248 in 10–19, and 113 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,092 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 29341?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $910. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 29341 — Gaffney, SC HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this South Carolina ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 29341 is Census / HUD research for Cherokee County, SC. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list South Carolina property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.