COMPARING TWO PLACES
Smoaks vs Ladson
PLACE A
Smoaks, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Ladson, South Carolina
Smoaks is 99% smaller than Ladson. Smoaks earns more, with a median household income $5,823 higher. Ladson has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -22%).
SMOAKSLADSONDIFFERENCE
Total population9716,140−99% vs Ladson
Population density602,296−2,236
Population growth-22.2%12.8%−35.0 pts
Median age54.331.3+23.0
Male45.3%53.7%−8.4 pts
Female54.7%46.3%+8.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%13.5%−13.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%44.2%+55.8 pts
Black0.0%29.3%−29.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%15.3%−15.3 pts
Asian0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Other0.0%6.5%−6.5 pts
Median household income$84,583$78,760+$5,823
Per capita income$46,661$36,541+$10,120
Poverty rate2.1%12.3%−10.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2950.438−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%19.8%+15.9 pts
Graduate degree30.1%5.4%+24.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Labor force participation63.6%70.2%−6.5 pts
Median home value$155,000$234,900−$79,900
Median gross rent$760$1,785−$1,025
Owner-occupied80.0%76.6%+3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.2%6.8%+1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%54.6%−54.6 pts
Average commute33.630.9+2.7
Worked from home0.0%11.3%−11.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.1%18.7%−16.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024