Cowan vs La Grange

A side-by-side comparison of Cowan and La Grange: population, income, housing, and more.

Cowan and La Grange are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cowan has the higher population (497 vs 92 in La Grange). Cowan has the higher median household income ($80,101 vs $20,156 in La Grange). Since 2019, Cowan's population has grown faster (-0.2% vs -35.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Cowan	La Grange
Population	497	92
Median age	21.5 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$80,101	$20,156
Median home value	—	$189,100
Median gross rent	—	$775
Housing units	160	60
Homeownership rate	63.6%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	22.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cowan	La Grange
Population	498 → 497 (-0.2%)	143 → 92 (-35.7%)
Median household income	$65,411 → $80,101 (+22.5%)	$16,875 → $20,156 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$266,000 → $261,900 (-1.5%)	$154,500 → $189,100 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,069 → $775 (-27.5%)

Cowan

Population

498497

Median household income

$65,411$80,101

Median home value

$266,000$261,900

La Grange

Population

14392

Median household income

$16,875$20,156

Median home value

$154,500$189,100

Median gross rent

$1,069$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cowan	La Grange
Under 5	12.1%	1.1%
5 to 17	23.7%	17.4%
18 to 24	30.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	4.0%	4.3%
35 to 44	13.3%	16.3%
45 to 54	5.0%	23.9%
55 to 64	0.8%	8.7%
65 to 74	2.4%	15.2%
75 and over	8.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cowan	La Grange
White (non-Hispanic)	37.4%	53.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	22.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.3%	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino	52.3%	12.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cowan	La Grange
No high school diploma	29.9%	22.1%
High school graduate	31.7%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	57.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cowan	La Grange
Drove alone	89.8%	66.7%
Carpooled	10.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	16.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	16.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cowan	La Grange
1-unit, detached	75.0%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	25.0%	26.7%

Poverty & households

	Cowan	La Grange
Poverty rate	0.0%	63.0%
Average household size	4.11	1.96
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1979	1975