In addition, La Grange is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
Because of many things, La Grange is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making La Grange a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, La Grange has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, La Grange’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in La Grange, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.37 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly village. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
Even though La Grange is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to La Grange, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. La Grange is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 65.48% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in La Grange in 2022 was $77,217, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $308,868 for a family of four.
La Grange is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call La Grange home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Grange residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. La Grange also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.81% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in La Grange include Irish, German, Polish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in La Grange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
