LaGrange is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 32,343 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, LaGrange is the 37th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, LaGrange is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, LaGrange is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in LaGrange who work in office and administrative support (10.73%), sales jobs (10.11%), and teaching (9.66%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.23% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The city of LaGrange is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.The education level of LaGrange citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.13% of adults in LaGrange have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in LaGrange in 2022 was $28,005, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,020 for a family of four. However, LaGrange contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. LaGrange is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call LaGrange home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of LaGrange residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in LaGrange include English, Irish, German, Italian, and African. The most common language spoken in LaGrange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
