La Grange vs Norridge

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

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

La Grange has the higher population (15,999 vs 15,177 in Norridge). La Grange has the higher median household income ($154,556 vs $87,579 in Norridge). La Grange has the higher median home value ($582,600 vs $361,000 in Norridge).

Population, income & housing

	La Grange	Norridge
Population	15,999	15,177
Median age	41.0 yrs	47.0 yrs
Median household income	$154,556	$87,579
Median home value	$582,600	$361,000
Median gross rent	$1,679	$1,421
Housing units	6,111	6,028
Homeownership rate	80.5%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.5%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	La Grange	Norridge
Population	15,545 → 15,999 (+2.9%)	14,703 → 15,177 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$123,965 → $154,556 (+24.7%)	$72,570 → $87,579 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$501,700 → $582,600 (+16.1%)	$286,400 → $361,000 (+26.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,183 → $1,679 (+41.9%)	$1,199 → $1,421 (+18.5%)

La Grange

Population

15,54515,999

Median household income

$123,965$154,556

Median home value

$501,700$582,600

Median gross rent

$1,183$1,679

Norridge

Population

14,70315,177

Median household income

$72,570$87,579

Median home value

$286,400$361,000

Median gross rent

$1,199$1,421

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	La Grange	Norridge
Under 5	6.4%	3.9%
5 to 17	22.9%	14.8%
18 to 24	5.1%	5.6%
25 to 34	5.9%	10.8%
35 to 44	14.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	16.3%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.2%	17.1%
65 to 74	9.3%	11.3%
75 and over	6.4%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	La Grange	Norridge
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	76.4%
Black or African American	4.3%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	7.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	La Grange	Norridge
No high school diploma	2.7%	12.8%
High school graduate	13.1%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	37.4%	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	28.1%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	La Grange	Norridge
Drove alone	55.5%	79.8%
Carpooled	2.9%	5.7%
Public transit	11.4%	2.0%
Walked	1.8%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.6%	7.9%
Other means	0.6%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	La Grange	Norridge
1-unit, detached	67.8%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	3.8%
20 or more units	7.5%	13.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	La Grange	Norridge
Poverty rate	5.1%	5.4%
Average household size	2.70	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	30	35
Median year structure built	1951	1962