Living in Ladson

In Ladson, unemployment is 5.3% (2024).

Residents of Ladson numbered 15,550 at the end of 2020. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Ladson reached 5.34%. Ladson had a foreign population of 2,177 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Population15,550people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary2,996EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent1,649EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.34%country median 4.6% — 17% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean7.18µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Ladson?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Ladson.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,650 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	1,649 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Ladson a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker25%strong on work, weak on safety · range 15–35%

Skilled employee36%strong on work, weak on safety · range 27–45%

Student32%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 21–43%

Family50%strong on family, weak on safety · range 39–61%

Retirement33%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 20–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

14% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,177 of 15,550 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Ladson is 5.3%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Ladson 5.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,996 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.34 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Ladson?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€650of €2,383 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,383
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €1,650
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€650

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ladson Salary needed to live in Ladson

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ladson. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Ladson. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	109 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁵Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ladson when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Ladson's nearest airport was CHS, 12 km away and offered 20 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	20 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	12 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	CHS	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ladson. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Ladson.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 levels for Ladson stood at 7.2 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Ladson's monthly mean temperatures were 9.7°C in January and 28.1°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

16°4°

18°5°

21°8°

25°12°

29°17°

31°21°

33°23°

32°23°

30°20°

26°14°

21°8°

17°5°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

158

168

177

153

110

JFMAMJJASOND

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57.2WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Ladson is 7.2 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Ladson 7.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.18 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 15.7 · Feb 17.7 · Mar 21.2 · Apr 25.1 · May 28.7 · Jun 31.4 · Jul 33 · Aug 32.1 · Sep 29.7 · Oct 25.5 · Nov 20.8 · Dec 17.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.8 · Feb 5.3 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 12.5 · May 17.2 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 23.2 · Aug 22.8 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 8.4 · Dec 5.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 9.7 · Feb 11.5 · Mar 14.8 · Apr 18.8 · May 23 · Jun 26.3 · Jul 28.1 · Aug 27.5 · Sep 24.9 · Oct 19.9 · Nov 14.6 · Dec 11.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 85.6 · Feb 77.4 · Mar 85.1 · Apr 83.6 · May 84.3 · Jun 157.6 · Jul 167.6 · Aug 177.1 · Sep 152.7 · Oct 110 · Nov 67.7 · Dec 85.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	18.9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	7.18 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,334 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	33 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	19.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	3.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: North Charleston ±0.0 °C. Elsewhere: Marugame (Japan) ±2.8 °C, Amagasaki (Japan) ±2.7 °C, Daitō (Japan) ±2.7 °C, Habikino (Japan) ±2.7 °C, Higashiosaka (Japan) ±2.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

An area of 17.9 km² comprised Ladson at the end of 2025. The city recorded a population density of 899.5 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86%
Foreign residents14%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	17.94 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	13.49 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Foreign residents	2,177 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population density	899.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁶Official
Population	15,550 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Ladson

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Sangaree as a Ladson alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Unemployment: 2.0% Sangaree vs 5.3% Ladson−63%
Foreign residents: 5.9% Sangaree vs 13.5% Ladson−57%
Residents: 7,781 Sangaree vs 15,550 Ladson−50%
Median gross pay, city: €2,826 Sangaree vs €2,996 Ladson−6%

Full comparison More about Sangaree

North Bethesda as a Ladson alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 722 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €2,996 Ladson+104%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 13.5% Ladson+153%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 15,550 Ladson+222%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 5.3% Ladson−32%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 7.2 µg/m³ Ladson−18%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Ladson

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Sangaree 3.2 km away

Rent: 1,311 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 2,826 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

North Charleston 16.1 km away

Salary: 3,263 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Prospect Heights15,552 residents Welby15,553 residents Middleburg Heights15,558 residents Eggertsville15,561 residents Clarksburg15,562 residents Center Point15,538 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Ladson?

The unemployment rate is 5.34 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Ladson?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.18 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Ladson?

The published population is 15,550 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Ladson?

2,177 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Ladson a good place to live?

Ladson may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Ladson?

Sangaree, Summerville, Goose Creek, Hanahan, North Charleston are near Ladson. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Ladson, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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