One of the benefits of La Grange is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.60 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
For a small town, La Grange has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in La Grange exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
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.
