Sans Souci vs Travelers Rest

A side-by-side comparison of Sans Souci and Travelers Rest: population, income, housing, and more.

Sans Souci and Travelers Rest are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sans Souci has the higher population (8,199 vs 8,137 in Travelers Rest). Travelers Rest has the higher median household income ($49,655 vs $46,276 in Sans Souci). Travelers Rest has the higher median home value ($281,400 vs $199,100 in Sans Souci).

Population, income & housing

	Sans Souci	Travelers Rest
Population	8,199	8,137
Median age	37.0 yrs	21.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,276	$49,655
Median home value	$199,100	$281,400
Median gross rent	$948	$1,029
Housing units	4,343	2,727
Homeownership rate	57.3%	53.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	45.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Sans Souci	Travelers Rest
Population	9,220 → 8,199 (-11.1%)	5,152 → 8,137 (+57.9%)
Median household income	$35,304 → $46,276 (+31.1%)	$50,030 → $49,655 (-0.7%)
Median home value	$110,600 → $199,100 (+80.0%)	$189,000 → $281,400 (+48.9%)
Median gross rent	$827 → $948 (+14.6%)	$692 → $1,029 (+48.7%)

Sans Souci

Population

9,2208,199

Median household income

$35,304$46,276

Median home value

$110,600$199,100

Median gross rent

$827$948

Travelers Rest

Population

5,1528,137

Median household income

$50,030$49,655

Median home value

$189,000$281,400

Median gross rent

$692$1,029

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Sans Souci	Travelers Rest
Under 5	6.8%	7.0%
5 to 17	12.5%	14.2%
18 to 24	6.5%	34.6%
25 to 34	21.0%	6.8%
35 to 44	13.9%	8.2%
45 to 54	11.0%	7.5%
55 to 64	14.7%	5.9%
65 to 74	6.1%	8.5%
75 and over	7.6%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Sans Souci	Travelers Rest
White (non-Hispanic)	58.9%	74.7%
Black or African American	16.1%	15.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.7%
Two or more races	2.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	20.7%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Sans Souci	Travelers Rest
No high school diploma	15.2%	10.5%
High school graduate	36.6%	15.2%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.0%	26.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.0%	18.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Sans Souci	Travelers Rest
Drove alone	66.7%	61.8%
Carpooled	12.5%	11.9%
Public transit	1.3%	1.6%
Walked	0.4%	11.9%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.9%
Worked from home	13.3%	10.8%
Other means	4.5%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Sans Souci	Travelers Rest
1-unit, detached	71.6%	62.9%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	12.5%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	9.0%
20 or more units	2.6%	18.9%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Sans Souci	Travelers Rest
Poverty rate	12.9%	22.5%
Average household size	2.12	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	24	22
Median year structure built	1967	1992