Ladson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 13,790 at the 2010 census. It is named in honor of the Ladson family, one of the oldest planter and merchant families in the Charleston area; one of its members was lieutenant governor James Ladson.
Geography
Ladson is located in southwestern Berkeley County, northern Charleston County, and southeastern Dorchester County. It is bordered to the southwest by the town of Summerville, to the south by the city of North Charleston, to the east by the city of Goose Creek, and to the northwest by Sangaree, a census-designated place.
U.S. Route 78 and Interstate 26 run parallel through Ladson, with Exit 203 providing access from I-26. Downtown Charleston is to the southeast, and Columbia is to the northwest.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. This is a decrease from at the 2000 census, due to annexations of portions of the area into Summerville and North Charleston.
Demographics
2020 census
{| class="wikitable"
|+Ladson racial composition
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|White (non-Hispanic)
|7,633
|49.09%
|-
|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|4,041
|25.99%
|-
|Native American
|91
|0.59%
|-
|Asian
|407
|2.62%
|-
|Pacific Islander
|9
|0.06%
|-
|Other/Mixed
|907
|5.83%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|2,462
|15.83%
|}
As of the 2020 census, Ladson had a population of 15,550. The median age was 35.2 years. 26.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 11.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.4 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 5,384 households in Ladson, of which 39.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.8% were married-couple households, 17.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|White (non-Hispanic)
|7,885
|57.18%
|-
|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|3,532
|25.61%
|-
|Native American
|95
|0.69%
|-
|Asian
|286
|2.07%
|-
|Pacific Islander
|7
|0.05%
|-
|Other/Mixed
|431
|3.13%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|1,554
|11.27%
|}
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 13,790 people, 4,709 households, and 3,625 families residing in the CDP.
2000 census
As of the census