La Grange is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,868 people and two associated neighborhoods, La Grange is the 269th largest community in North Carolina.When you are in La Grange, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 39.37% of La Grange’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, La Grange is a town of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in La Grange who work in healthcare (21.17%), office and administrative support (16.34%), and sales jobs (7.71%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.68% 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. One of the benefits of La Grange is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.73 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. La Grange is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in La Grange with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.63% of adults in La Grange have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in La Grange in 2022 was $26,884, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,536 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 African, English, German, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in La Grange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
