Ladson, SC

Census Place

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2024 Population
16,140
US Senator
Lindsey Graham
Republican Party
US Senator
Tim Scott
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
31.3
1.57% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
12.3%
1.91% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$78,760
5.14% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$234,900
5.76% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
7,635
3.84% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Ladson, SC reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.1% of the residents in Ladson, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Ladson, SC was $234,900, and the homeownership rate was 76.6%.

Most people in Ladson, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Ladson, SC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesSouth CarolinaBerkeley County, SCCharleston County, SCCharleston-North Charleston, SCDorchester County PUMA, SCBerkeley (South) County--Goose Creek &portions of Charleston Cities PUMA, SCCharleston (North) County--North Charleston City PUMA, SC

Population & Diversity

Ladson, SC is home to a population of 16.1k people, from which 91.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.5% of Ladson, SC residents were born outside of the country (2.18k people).

In 2024, there were 1.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.14k people) in Ladson, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.74k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 949 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.1%
2024 Citizenship
92.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.1% of Ladson, SC residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Ladson, SC was 92.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Ladson, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.14k ± 1.23k
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    4.74k ± 1.23k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    949 ± 507
15.3%
Hispanic Population
2.47k people

In 2024, there were 1.51 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.14k people) in Ladson, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.74k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 949 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

15.3% of the people in Ladson, SC are hispanic (2.47k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Ladson, SC as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    63,986 ± 6,172 people
  2. India
    20,779 ± 3,532 people
  3. Honduras
    17,281 ± 3,222 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.

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Foreign-Born Population

13.5%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.18k people
12.1%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
1.97k people

As of 2024, 13.5% of Ladson, SC residents (2.18k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Ladson, SC was 12.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    580 ± 248
  2. Vietnam
    375 ± 183
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    247 ± 127

Ladson, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.55 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Ladson, SC employs 7.64k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Ladson, SC were Manufacturing (1,346 people), Construction (789 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (768 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($102,572), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,833), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($57,132).

Employment

Occupations

7.64k
2024 Value
± 918
3.84%
1 Year growth
± 15.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ladson, SC grew at a rate of 3.84%, from 7.35k employees to 7.64k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Ladson, SC, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,028 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (722 people), and Production Occupations (672 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Ladson, SC.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.64k
2024 Value
± 918
3.84%
1 Year growth
± 15.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Ladson, SC grew at a rate of 3.84%, from 7.35k employees to 7.64k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Ladson, SC, are Manufacturing (1,346 people), Construction (789 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (768 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Ladson, SC, though some of these residents may live in Ladson, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$48,445
Median earning men ± $5,550
$32,230
Median earning women ± $3,387

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($87,935), Public Administration ($71,964), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($69,014).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($51,765), Other Services Except Public Administration ($35,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($35,179).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.4%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Ladson, SC was $234,900 in 2024, which is 0.706 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $222,100 to $234,900, a 5.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Ladson, SC is 76.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Ladson, SC have an average commute time of 30.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Ladson, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$234,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,362
$4,423
Median Property Taxes
±$643

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Ladson, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Ladson, SC compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

76.6%
Homeownership
2024
69.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.6% of the housing units in Ladson, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$78,760
Median Household Income
± $17,308
5.78k
Number of Households
± 804

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.78k households in Ladson, SC declined from $78,760 from the previous year's value of $83,031.

The following chart displays the households in Ladson, SC distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Ladson, SC is from South Carolina.
0.464
2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.6%)
  2. Carpooled (14%)
  3. Worked At Home (11.3%)

In 2024, 71.6% of workers in Ladson, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14%) and those who worked at home (11.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

30.9 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Ladson, SC have a longer commute time (30.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.82% of the workforce in Ladson, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Ladson, SC distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Ladson, SC have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Ladson, SC (1.96k out of 15.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Ladson, SC is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

81.3% of the population of Ladson, SC has health coverage, with 37.2% on employee plans, 14.4% on Medicaid, 6.83% on Medicare, 15.6% on non-group plans, and 7.1% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.1% were men and 47.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.1% under 18 years, 25.5% between 18 and 34 years, 34.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.1% were men and 47.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

18.7%
Uninsured
37.2%
Employer Coverage
14.4%
Medicaid
6.83%
Medicare
15.6%
Non-Group
7.1%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Ladson, SC grew by 18.7% from 15.8% to 18.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Ladson, SC changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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