Gallaway vs La Grange

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

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

Gallaway has the higher population (541 vs 52 in La Grange). La Grange has the higher median household income ($48,333 vs $30,750 in Gallaway). La Grange has the higher median home value ($366,700 vs $204,900 in Gallaway).

Population, income & housing

	Gallaway	La Grange
Population	541	52
Median age	58.1 yrs	68.5 yrs
Median household income	$30,750	$48,333
Median home value	$204,900	$366,700
Median gross rent	$410	—
Housing units	239	50
Homeownership rate	35.4%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	38.3%
Unemployment rate	22.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gallaway	La Grange
Population	708 → 541 (-23.6%)	81 → 52 (-35.8%)
Median household income	$19,125 → $30,750 (+60.8%)	$61,250 → $48,333 (-21.1%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $204,900 (+82.1%)	$325,000 → $366,700 (+12.8%)
Median gross rent	$498 → $410 (-17.7%)	—

Gallaway

Population

708541

Median household income

$19,125$30,750

Median home value

$112,500$204,900

Median gross rent

$498$410

La Grange

Population

8152

Median household income

$61,250$48,333

Median home value

$325,000$366,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gallaway	La Grange
Under 5	4.3%	3.8%
5 to 17	12.0%	1.9%
18 to 24	14.0%	3.8%
25 to 34	8.9%	3.8%
35 to 44	5.4%	1.9%
45 to 54	3.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	16.6%	13.5%
65 to 74	19.4%	19.2%
75 and over	16.5%	42.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gallaway	La Grange
White (non-Hispanic)	34.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	63.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gallaway	La Grange
No high school diploma	26.5%	17.0%
High school graduate	31.3%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	19.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gallaway	La Grange
Drove alone	85.3%	81.8%
Carpooled	3.7%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gallaway	La Grange
1-unit, detached	41.0%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	34.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	13.8%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Gallaway	La Grange
Poverty rate	42.4%	13.5%
Average household size	1.91	1.63
Mean commute (minutes)	19	42
Median year structure built	1978	1956