Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.60 minutes getting to work every day.
Despite the fact that it is a small town, La Grange has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the town for affordable transportation.
The percentage of adults in La Grange who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.99% of the adults in La Grange have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in La Grange in 2022 was $26,684, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,736 for a family of four. However, La Grange contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
La Grange is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in La Grange include English, African, German, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in La Grange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
