La Grange is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 10,417 people and five associated neighborhoods, La Grange is the 43rd largest community in Kentucky. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in La Grange, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to La Grange, and putting down their money on brand new construction. La Grange’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. La Grange does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $86,222.00. 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.Unlike some cities, La Grange isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in La Grange are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, La Grange is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Grange who work in office and administrative support (10.10%), sales jobs (8.93%), and business and financial occupations (8.66%). 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. A relatively large number of people in La Grange telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.45% 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 city, La Grange does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of La Grange is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.89% of adults in La Grange have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in La Grange in 2022 was $39,593, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,372 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.
