La Grange is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 10,295 people and five associated neighborhoods, La Grange is the 43rd largest community in Kentucky. Much of the housing stock in La Grange was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local La Grange economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in La Grange, where the median household income is $72,265.00.

La Grange real estate is some of the most expensive in Kentucky, although La Grange house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that La Grange has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.42% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Being a small city, La Grange does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of La Grange are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.67% of adults in La Grange have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in La Grange in 2022 was $33,588, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,352 for a family of four. However, La Grange contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

La Grange is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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. Important ancestries of people in La Grange include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in La Grange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.