La Grange is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,922 people and two associated neighborhoods, La Grange is the 269th largest community in North Carolina.

A relatively large number of people in La Grange telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.25% 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.

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

The percentage of people in La Grange with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.83% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in La Grange in 2022 was $24,313, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,252 for a family of four. However, La Grange contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. La Grange also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.04% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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 African, German, English, Irish, and European.

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