Ladson is a medium-sized town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 15,550 people and four associated neighborhoods, Ladson is the 33rd largest community in South Carolina. Ladson real estate is some of the most expensive in South Carolina, although Ladson house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.When you are in Ladson, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.93% of Ladson’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Ladson is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Ladson who work in office and administrative support (13.56%), management occupations (9.21%), and healthcare (7.36%). Also of interest is that Ladson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One downside of living in Ladson is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ladson, the average commute to work is 31.63 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The population of Ladson overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Ladson, 21.67% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ladson in 2022 was $37,413, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,652 for a family of four. However, Ladson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ladson is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ladson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ladson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ladson include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Ladson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
