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, LaGrange isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in LaGrange are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, LaGrange is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in LaGrange who work in office and administrative support (12.47%), teaching (9.95%), and sales jobs (9.08%). A relatively large number of people in LaGrange telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.96% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Even though LaGrange is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.The percentage of people in LaGrange who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.23% of adults in LaGrange have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in LaGrange in 2022 was $30,860, 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 $123,440 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 Scottish. The most common language spoken in LaGrange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
