LADSON, SC

15.3k people called Ladson, South Carolina home in 2020, with a median age of 34.4 and a typical family income of $63,820. The population of Ladson, South Carolina decreased by 1.85% between 2019 and 2020, from 15,539 to 15,252, while its median household income increased by 0.0188%, from $63,808 to $63,820.

White (non-Hispanic) (62.8%), Black or African American (non-Hispanic) (17.4%), Other (non-Hispanic) (8.43%), Two+ (non-Hispanic) (3.78%), and Other (Hispanic) (3.71%) make up the top 5 ethnic groups in Ladson, South Carolina.

In Ladson, South Carolina, none of the households claimed that their primary shared language was anything other than English. Only the principal self-reported language used by all household members is taken into account here, not the potential multilingual character of households.

The citizenship rate in Ladson, South Carolina is 98.5%.

In 2020, Ladson, South Carolina, had a $177,400 median property value and a 75% homeownership rate. The majority of residents of Ladson, South Carolina commuted alone by car, taking an average of 31.4 minutes. In Ladson, South Carolina, there were typically two cars per family.

Diversity

15.3k people call Ladson, South Carolina home, of which 98.5% are citizens. 3.04% of Ladson, South Carolina, residents were born abroad as of the year 2020. (464 people).

White (non-Hispanic) residents made up 9.58k of the population in Ladson, South Carolina in 2020, which was 3.61 times more than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 2.65k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.29k Other (Non-Hispanic) inhabitants.

Ethnicity and Race

White (non-Hispanic) residents made up 9.58k of the population in Ladson, South Carolina in 2020, which was 3.61 times more than any other race or ethnicity. The second and third most prevalent ethnic groupings were 2.65k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.29k Other (Non-Hispanic) inhabitants.

Ladson, South Carolina has 5.32% Hispanic residents (811 people).

Population Born Abroad

3.04% of Ladson, South Carolina, residents (464 persons) were foreign-born as of 2020, which is less than the 13.5% national average. Ladson, South Carolina had a 3.16% foreign-born population in 2019, indicating a declining rate.

by Nativity, Age

Native-born residents of Ladson, South Carolina, with a median age of 34, were typically younger than foreign-born residents, having a median age of 53, in 2020. But the population of Ladson, South Carolina, is getting younger. The median age of people of Ladson, South Carolina, was 3 in 2019.

Worldwide Diversity

Mexico accounted for 62,463 of South Carolina's foreign-born residents' birthplaces in 2020, followed by India with 16,261 and Honduras with 12,981 of these residents.

Citizenship

Ladson, South Carolina's population was 98.5% US citizens as of 2020, which is higher than the 93.4% national average. Ladson, South Carolina, had 98.2% of its population who were US citizens in 2019, a growing trend.

Veterans

1.42 times more military troops from Vietnam than from any other combat reside in Ladson, South Carolina.

Economy

In South Carolina, the average income of men is $137 times greater than that of women, who earn $45,267 on average. South Carolina's income inequality, as determined by the Gini index, is 0.462, which is lower than the US average.

Ladson, South Carolina's economy employs 6,000 people. Manufacturing (860 people), retail trade (617 people), health care & social assistance (575 people), and manufacturing are the three largest industries in Ladson, South Carolina. The three highest paying industries are real estate & rental & leasing ($73,882), finance & insurance ($73,158), and finance & insurance ($64,083).