La Grange is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,868 people and two associated neighborhoods, La Grange is the 269th largest community in North Carolina.La Grange is a blue-collar town, with 39.23% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, La Grange is a town of transportation and shipping workers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Grange who work in healthcare (21.08%), office and administrative support (12.10%), and sales jobs (5.96%). A relatively large number of people in La Grange telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.91% 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. 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.In terms of college education, La Grange is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.99% of adults 25 and older 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.
