Howe vs Lagrange

A side-by-side comparison of Howe and Lagrange: population, income, housing, and more.

Howe and Lagrange are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lagrange has the higher population (2,770 vs 887 in Howe). Lagrange has the higher median household income ($51,786 vs $51,603 in Howe). Howe has the higher median home value ($140,900 vs $124,000 in Lagrange).

Population, income & housing

	Howe	Lagrange
Population	887	2,770
Median age	33.8 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,603	$51,786
Median home value	$140,900	$124,000
Median gross rent	—	$752
Housing units	378	1,265
Homeownership rate	80.4%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.8%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howe	Lagrange
Population	270 → 887 (+228.5%)	2,789 → 2,770 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$29,786 → $51,603 (+73.2%)	$44,479 → $51,786 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$117,700 → $140,900 (+19.7%)	$84,700 → $124,000 (+46.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$605 → $752 (+24.3%)

Howe

Population

270887

Median household income

$29,786$51,603

Median home value

$117,700$140,900

Lagrange

Population

2,7892,770

Median household income

$44,479$51,786

Median home value

$84,700$124,000

Median gross rent

$605$752

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Howe	Lagrange
Under 5	12.4%	3.6%
5 to 17	6.2%	17.2%
18 to 24	22.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	11.7%
35 to 44	2.6%	11.0%
45 to 54	21.9%	13.6%
55 to 64	2.5%	18.4%
65 to 74	17.8%	10.6%
75 and over	3.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howe	Lagrange
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	80.0%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	19.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howe	Lagrange
No high school diploma	0.0%	19.1%
High school graduate	15.1%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	53.1%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	23.2%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howe	Lagrange
Drove alone	81.9%	74.9%
Carpooled	3.4%	18.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howe	Lagrange
1-unit, detached	75.1%	53.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	15.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	15.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	7.7%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Howe	Lagrange
Poverty rate	2.9%	16.6%
Average household size	2.42	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	23	16
Median year structure built	1978	1965