Population: 4,099. Estimated population in July 2020: 4,237 (+3.4% change)
Males: 1,976 (48.2%), Females: 2,123 (51.8%)
Greenville County
Zip code: 29690
Median resident age: 32.2 years
Median household income: $34,917
Median house value: $93,100
Races in Travelers Rest:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.9%)
- Black (18.3%)
- Hispanic (4.2%)
- Other race (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Vietnamese (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (22.5%), English (10.4%), German (7.6%), Irish (6.0%), Subsaharan African (5.4%), Scottish (2.7%).
Elevation: 1100 feet
Land area: 4.4 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Travelers Rest
- High school or higher: 76.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Travelers Rest city
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 53.3%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 9.6%
2.8% Foreign born (1.7% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +862 (+26.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Travelers Rest:
- NORTH GREENVILLE HOSPITAL (807 N MAIN ST)
- SPRINGBROOK BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (ONE HAVENWOOD LANE PO BOX 1005)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Travelers Rest:
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; GREENVILLE, SC)
- GREENVILLE HOSPITAL CENTER (about 13 miles; GREENVILLE, SC)
- CAROLINA CTR FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH,THE (about 14 miles; GREER, SC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Travelers Rest:
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 16 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GYH)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 17 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)
- ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 33 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Travelers Rest:
- GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN (about 12 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: GMU)
- PICKENS COUNTY (about 22 miles; PICKENS, SC; Abbreviation: LQK)
- HENDERSONVILLE (about 23 miles; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: 0A7)
Amtrak station near Travelers Rest:
- 8 miles: GREENVILLE (1120 W. WASHINGTON ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Travelers Rest:
- FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,915)
- BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,577)
- GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 12 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 6,157)
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; CLEMSON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 15,962)
- SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 25 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
- TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; PENDLETON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 34 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
Schools
Public high school in Travelers Rest:
- TRAVELERS REST HIGH (Students: 1,264; Location: 115 WILHELM WINNER SOUTH; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Travelers Rest:
- NORTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 853; Location: 1606 GREER HIGHWAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
- GATEWAY ELEM (Students: 671; Location: 200 HAWKINS ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 615; Location: 1592 GREER HIGHWAY; Grades: PK – 05)
- WOHALI ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL (Location: ONE HAVENWOOD LANE; Grades: PK – 12)