Population: 13,264
Males: 6,608 (49.8%), Females: 6,656 (50.2%)
Charleston County
Zip code: 29456
Median resident age: 31.0 years
Median household income: $41,589
Median house value: $81,400
Races in Ladson:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.5%)
- Black (22.1%)
- Hispanic (3.0%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Filipino (1.3%)
- Other race (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (14.7%), United States (11.3%), Irish (10.0%), English (9.8%), Italian (3.9%), Scottish (2.5%).
Elevation: 44 feet
Land area: 8.6 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Ladson
- High school or higher: 84.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ladson CDP
- Never married: 27.9%
- Now married: 55.4%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 3.8%
- Divorced: 9.0%
3.1% Foreign born (1.3% Asia, 0.9% Latin America, 0.7% Europe).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Ladson:
- TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; CHARLESTON, SC)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF CHARLESTON (about 9 miles; N CHARLESTON, SC)
- BON SECOURS-ST FRANCIS XAVIER HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CHARLESTON, SC)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ladson:
- CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (about 11 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Abbreviation: CHS)
- BEAUFORT MCAS /MERRITT FIELD/ (about 57 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; Abbreviation: NBC)
- HILTON HEAD (about 68 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Abbreviation: HXD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ladson:
- SUMMERVILLE (about 12 miles; SUMMERVILLE, SC; Abbreviation: DYB)
- BERKELEY COUNTY (about 13 miles; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Abbreviation: 50J)
- CHARLESTON EXECUTIVE (about 23 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Abbreviation: JZI)
Amtrak station near Ladson:
- 12 miles: CHARLESTON (N. CHARLESTON, 4565 GAYNOR AVE.). 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 car rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ladson:
- TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 3 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,925)
- CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,191)
- MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 19 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,162)
- COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON (about 20 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 9,756)
- CITADEL MILITARY COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 21 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,701)
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,971)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 85 miles; FLORENCE, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,619)
Private high schools in Ladson:
- GRACE FAMILY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 60; Location: PO BOX 749; Grades: PK – 12)
- THE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF CHARL (Students: 46; Location: 101 TALL PINES RD; Grades: 1 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ladson:
- COLLEGE PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,230; Location: 713 COLLEGE PARK RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- OAKBROOK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 950; Location: 4704 OLD FORT ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 921; Location: 100 DAVIDSON DR.; Grades: PK – 05)
- OAKBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 887; Location: 4700 OLD FORT RD; Grades: PK – 05)
- LADSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 605; Location: 3321 LADSON ROAD; Grades: PK – 06)
- SANGAREE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Location: 1050 DISCOVERY LANE; Grades: 06 – 08)