Bonneau Beach vs Ladson

A side-by-side comparison of Bonneau Beach and Ladson: population, income, housing, and more.

Bonneau Beach and Ladson are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ladson has the higher population (16,261 vs 1,543 in Bonneau Beach). Ladson has the higher median household income ($83,031 vs $57,561 in Bonneau Beach). Bonneau Beach has the higher median home value ($227,000 vs $222,100 in Ladson).

Population, income & housing

	Bonneau Beach	Ladson
Population	1,543	16,261
Median age	62.2 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,561	$83,031
Median home value	$227,000	$222,100
Median gross rent	$1,306	$1,517
Housing units	885	6,253
Homeownership rate	83.2%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bonneau Beach	Ladson
Population	1,786 → 1,543 (-13.6%)	15,539 → 16,261 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$48,396 → $57,561 (+18.9%)	$63,808 → $83,031 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$161,900 → $227,000 (+40.2%)	$163,600 → $222,100 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $1,306 (+81.4%)	$1,216 → $1,517 (+24.8%)

Bonneau Beach

Population

1,7861,543

Median household income

$48,396$57,561

Median home value

$161,900$227,000

Median gross rent

$720$1,306

Ladson

Population

15,53916,261

Median household income

$63,808$83,031

Median home value

$163,600$222,100

Median gross rent

$1,216$1,517

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bonneau Beach	Ladson
Under 5	1.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	13.2%	21.6%
18 to 24	3.1%	8.7%
25 to 34	1.3%	18.0%
35 to 44	4.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	13.4%	10.8%
55 to 64	19.3%	10.0%
65 to 74	20.7%	6.4%
75 and over	23.3%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bonneau Beach	Ladson
White (non-Hispanic)	70.1%	44.8%
Black or African American	15.8%	31.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	6.7%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	7.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bonneau Beach	Ladson
No high school diploma	18.5%	10.5%
High school graduate	32.4%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.1%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bonneau Beach	Ladson
Drove alone	82.7%	77.7%
Carpooled	9.8%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bonneau Beach	Ladson
1-unit, detached	34.0%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	66.0%	21.0%

Poverty & households

	Bonneau Beach	Ladson
Poverty rate	16.9%	12.1%
Average household size	2.11	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	39	31
Median year structure built	1995	1989