South Carolina · Census place 72430
Travelers Rest city, SC
Quick answer
Travelers Rest city has 8,137 residents, ranking #74 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $49,655, the median home is worth $281,400 and median gross rent runs $1,029 a month.
- Population
- 8,137Travelers Rest city residents
- Median household income
- $49,655Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $281,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,029Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 21.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 53.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Travelers Rest city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Travelers Rest city median would spend about 24.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.5% of residents and 53.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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