La Grange vs Westchester

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

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

Westchester has the higher population (16,524 vs 15,999 in La Grange). La Grange has the higher median household income ($154,556 vs $103,561 in Westchester). La Grange has the higher median home value ($582,600 vs $297,400 in Westchester).

Population, income & housing

	La Grange	Westchester
Population	15,999	16,524
Median age	41.0 yrs	52.9 yrs
Median household income	$154,556	$103,561
Median home value	$582,600	$297,400
Median gross rent	$1,679	$1,767
Housing units	6,111	7,376
Homeownership rate	80.5%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.5%	45.7%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	La Grange	Westchester
Population	15,545 → 15,999 (+2.9%)	16,440 → 16,524 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$123,965 → $154,556 (+24.7%)	$86,623 → $103,561 (+19.6%)
Median home value	$501,700 → $582,600 (+16.1%)	$241,100 → $297,400 (+23.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,183 → $1,679 (+41.9%)	$1,431 → $1,767 (+23.5%)

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

Westchester

Population

16,44016,524

Median household income

$86,623$103,561

Median home value

$241,100$297,400

Median gross rent

$1,431$1,767

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	La Grange	Westchester
Under 5	6.4%	4.0%
5 to 17	22.9%	11.7%
18 to 24	5.1%	6.7%
25 to 34	5.9%	9.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	10.0%
45 to 54	16.3%	10.7%
55 to 64	13.2%	19.8%
65 to 74	9.3%	16.8%
75 and over	6.4%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	La Grange	Westchester
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	53.7%
Black or African American	4.3%	19.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	4.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	21.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	La Grange	Westchester
No high school diploma	2.7%	7.3%
High school graduate	13.1%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	18.7%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	37.4%	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	28.1%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	La Grange	Westchester
Drove alone	55.5%	71.6%
Carpooled	2.9%	3.9%
Public transit	11.4%	5.8%
Walked	1.8%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	27.6%	14.3%
Other means	0.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	La Grange	Westchester
1-unit, detached	67.8%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	1.0%
20 or more units	7.5%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	La Grange	Westchester
Poverty rate	5.1%	4.5%
Average household size	2.70	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	30	27
Median year structure built	1951	1957