LaGrange vs West Point

A side-by-side comparison of LaGrange and West Point: population, income, housing, and more.

LaGrange and West Point are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

LaGrange has the higher population (31,479 vs 3,501 in West Point). West Point has the higher median household income ($53,375 vs $41,491 in LaGrange). LaGrange has the higher median home value ($175,600 vs $155,600 in West Point).

Population, income & housing

	LaGrange	West Point
Population	31,479	3,501
Median age	34.5 yrs	31.7 yrs
Median household income	$41,491	$53,375
Median home value	$175,600	$155,600
Median gross rent	$1,038	$724
Housing units	13,978	1,428
Homeownership rate	37.7%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	LaGrange	West Point
Population	30,400 → 31,479 (+3.5%)	3,855 → 3,501 (-9.2%)
Median household income	$34,808 → $41,491 (+19.2%)	$43,015 → $53,375 (+24.1%)
Median home value	$127,100 → $175,600 (+38.2%)	$138,000 → $155,600 (+12.8%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $1,038 (+27.5%)	$610 → $724 (+18.7%)

LaGrange

Population

30,40031,479

Median household income

$34,808$41,491

Median home value

$127,100$175,600

Median gross rent

$814$1,038

West Point

Population

3,8553,501

Median household income

$43,015$53,375

Median home value

$138,000$155,600

Median gross rent

$610$724

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	LaGrange	West Point
Under 5	7.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.9%	30.8%
18 to 24	9.1%	5.5%
25 to 34	16.5%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.8%	17.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	8.6%
55 to 64	11.1%	6.4%
65 to 74	8.1%	8.2%
75 and over	6.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	LaGrange	West Point
White (non-Hispanic)	35.8%	21.7%
Black or African American	52.4%	76.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	3.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	LaGrange	West Point
No high school diploma	15.1%	4.0%
High school graduate	34.6%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	8.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	LaGrange	West Point
Drove alone	71.1%	85.1%
Carpooled	13.2%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	1.5%
Other means	3.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	LaGrange	West Point
1-unit, detached	58.5%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	15.5%	10.1%
20 or more units	11.0%	11.6%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	LaGrange	West Point
Poverty rate	25.2%	18.1%
Average household size	2.42	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1980	1973