Hanahan vs Ladson

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

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

Hanahan has the higher population (21,119 vs 16,261 in Ladson). Hanahan has the higher median household income ($84,061 vs $83,031 in Ladson). Hanahan has the higher median home value ($339,800 vs $222,100 in Ladson).

Population, income & housing

	Hanahan	Ladson
Population	21,119	16,261
Median age	36.5 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$84,061	$83,031
Median home value	$339,800	$222,100
Median gross rent	$1,324	$1,517
Housing units	8,501	6,253
Homeownership rate	67.7%	79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.0%	19.6%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hanahan	Ladson
Population	24,353 → 21,119 (-13.3%)	15,539 → 16,261 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$70,043 → $84,061 (+20.0%)	$63,808 → $83,031 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$228,800 → $339,800 (+48.5%)	$163,600 → $222,100 (+35.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,084 → $1,324 (+22.1%)	$1,216 → $1,517 (+24.8%)

Hanahan

Population

24,35321,119

Median household income

$70,043$84,061

Median home value

$228,800$339,800

Median gross rent

$1,084$1,324

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)

	Hanahan	Ladson
Under 5	7.3%	7.1%
5 to 17	18.4%	21.6%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.7%
25 to 34	14.5%	18.0%
35 to 44	16.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	10.8%
55 to 64	11.1%	10.0%
65 to 74	6.0%	6.4%
75 and over	6.9%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hanahan	Ladson
White (non-Hispanic)	71.9%	44.8%
Black or African American	8.7%	31.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	4.4%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.4%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	11.6%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hanahan	Ladson
No high school diploma	6.4%	10.5%
High school graduate	24.0%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	25.1%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hanahan	Ladson
Drove alone	75.5%	77.7%
Carpooled	9.3%	10.9%
Public transit	2.1%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	9.0%
Other means	1.6%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hanahan	Ladson
1-unit, detached	71.8%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	3.5%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	2.6%
20 or more units	3.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	21.0%

Poverty & households

	Hanahan	Ladson
Poverty rate	10.9%	12.1%
Average household size	2.67	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1987	1989