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Ladson, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Ladson is a Census CDP of 16,140 people across 6.93 square miles of land, lying across Berkeley County and Charleston County. Median household income is $78,760, 76.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 27 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ladson
What Ladson is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area6.93 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,330
- County holding the largest share of its areaBerkeley County, 75.1 percent
- Counties this place lies inBerkeley County 75.1 percent, Charleston County 24.9 percent
Ladson crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ladson
How many people live in Ladson
- Population16,140
- Median age31.3
- Population under 184,328
- Share under 1826.8 percent
- Population 65 and over1,645 plus or minus 400
- Share 65 and over10.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Households5,777
- Family households3,423
- Share of households that are families59.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ladson
Income and work in Ladson
- Median household income$78,760 plus or minus $17,308
- Per capita income$36,541 plus or minus $8,464
- Civilian labor force8,066
- Employed7,635
- Unemployed431 plus or minus 200
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over10,157
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ladson
Housing in Ladson
- Housing units6,196
- Occupied units5,777
- Vacant units419 plus or minus 228
- Vacancy rate6.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied4,423
- Renter occupied1,354 plus or minus 398
- Ownership rate76.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$234,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,785
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.2 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Single family units4,366
- Share single family70.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more659 plus or minus 307
- Share in buildings of two or more10.6 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes1,171 plus or minus 353
- Median year structure built1990
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ladson
How Ladson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,103
- Commuting under 15 minutes957 plus or minus 335
- Share commuting under 15 minutes13.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,640
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more51.2 percent
- Drove alone71.6 percent
- Carpooled14.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home11.3 percent plus or minus 4.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ladson
SBA loans in Ladson (7(a))
- Approvals27
- Gross approval$20,049,300
- Average approval$742,567
- Median approval$160,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,205,200
- Largest approval$3,800,000
- Jobs supported464
- Jobs per approval17.2
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.1 percent
- Share to franchises7.4 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ladson, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Ladson
SBA loans in Ladson (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$7,900,000
- Average approval$1,316,667
- Median approval$1,389,000
- Largest approval$2,504,000
- Jobs supported83
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ladson, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Berkeley County, not Ladson
Berkeley County context, not Ladson figures
- Establishments in Berkeley County4,230
- Covered employment, Berkeley County66,943
- Average annual pay, Berkeley County$68,211
- Housing units permitted, Berkeley County3,169
Every figure in this section is published for Berkeley County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ladson.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Ladson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ladson, South Carolina?
16,140, in 5,777 households. Ladson CDP covers 6.93 square miles of land, which is 2,330 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ladson in?
Ladson lies in more than one. By area it is 75.1 percent in Berkeley County, 24.9 percent in Charleston County. This page sits under Berkeley County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Ladson?
$78,760. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $234,900. Median gross rent is $1,785 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ladson businesses?
27 7(a) approvals totaling $20.0 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $160,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $7.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ladson, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ladson borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ladson. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Ladson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Berkeley County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Ladson.
Is zoning published for Ladson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.