La Grande is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 13,058 people and five associated neighborhoods, La Grande is the 42nd largest community in Oregon.
Also of interest is that La Grande has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.39 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of people in La Grande who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.79% of adults in La Grande have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in La Grande in 2022 was $32,892, which is lower middle income relative to Oregon, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,568 for a family of four. However, La Grande contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
La Grande is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call La Grande home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Grande residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Important ancestries of people in La Grande include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.
The most common language spoken in La Grande is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Pacific Island languages.