Grafton vs LaGrange

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

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

Grafton has the higher population (5,665 vs 2,736 in LaGrange). Grafton has the higher median household income ($88,352 vs $84,943 in LaGrange). LaGrange has the higher median home value ($243,800 vs $198,500 in Grafton).

Population, income & housing

	Grafton	LaGrange
Population	5,665	2,736
Median age	42.5 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$88,352	$84,943
Median home value	$198,500	$243,800
Median gross rent	$1,048	$968
Housing units	982	1,094
Homeownership rate	79.3%	81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grafton	LaGrange
Population	5,996 → 5,665 (-5.5%)	2,484 → 2,736 (+10.1%)
Median household income	$61,042 → $88,352 (+44.7%)	$69,870 → $84,943 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$145,300 → $198,500 (+36.6%)	$176,400 → $243,800 (+38.2%)
Median gross rent	$738 → $1,048 (+42.0%)	$899 → $968 (+7.7%)

Grafton

Population

5,9965,665

Median household income

$61,042$88,352

Median home value

$145,300$198,500

Median gross rent

$738$1,048

LaGrange

Population

2,4842,736

Median household income

$69,870$84,943

Median home value

$176,400$243,800

Median gross rent

$899$968

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grafton	LaGrange
Under 5	1.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	10.0%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	16.0%	10.0%
35 to 44	22.7%	11.4%
45 to 54	18.6%	14.4%
55 to 64	13.2%	14.1%
65 to 74	8.2%	11.5%
75 and over	2.8%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grafton	LaGrange
White (non-Hispanic)	61.0%	88.4%
Black or African American	20.3%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grafton	LaGrange
No high school diploma	15.0%	3.3%
High school graduate	41.2%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grafton	LaGrange
Drove alone	79.9%	89.5%
Carpooled	7.3%	3.6%
Public transit	1.8%	0.1%
Walked	0.6%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	3.9%
Other means	2.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grafton	LaGrange
1-unit, detached	85.9%	80.2%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	7.9%
2 to 4 units	5.8%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Grafton	LaGrange
Poverty rate	8.4%	6.9%
Average household size	2.91	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1977	1990