LaGrange

Population: 31,479
Median household income: $41,491
Median home value: $175,600

LaGrange is a community in Troup County, Georgia, home to 31,479 residents. The median household income of $41,491 is below the Troup County median ($54,905).

From 2019 to 2023, LaGrange's population grew 3.5% from 30,400 to 31,479, while its median home value rose 38.2% from $127,100 to $175,600.

71.1% of workers drive to work alone. 58.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,479
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $41,491
Median home value: $175,600
Median gross rent: $1,038
Housing units: 13,978
Homeownership rate: 37.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,40031,479

Median household income

$34,808$41,491

Median home value

$127,100$175,600

Median gross rent

$814$1,038

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,400	$34,808	$127,100	$814
2020	30,494	$36,690	$131,700	$854
2021	31,053	$37,007	$131,500	$877
2022	31,173	$41,030	$148,500	$962
2023	31,479	$41,491	$175,600	$1,038

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,301	7.3%
5 to 17	5,629	17.9%
18 to 24	2,870	9.1%
25 to 34	5,199	16.5%
35 to 44	3,401	10.8%
45 to 54	3,858	12.3%
55 to 64	3,506	11.1%
65 to 74	2,552	8.1%
75 and over	2,163	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,285	35.8%
Black or African American	16,492	52.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	0.2%
Asian	1,138	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	136	0.4%
Two or more races	646	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,733	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,118	15.1%
High school graduate	7,148	34.6%
Some college or associate's	5,196	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,000	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,217	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.1%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,406	71.1%
Carpooled	1,752	13.2%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	325	2.5%
Bicycle	29	0.2%
Worked from home	1,318	10.0%
Other means	400	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,657	39.1%
15 to 29 min	4,229	35.5%
30 to 44 min	1,565	13.1%
45 to 59 min	704	5.9%
60+ min	758	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 25.2% (7,658 of 30,359)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,289	57.6%
Nonfamily households	5,364	42.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,653	90.5%
Vacant	1,325	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,770	37.7%
Renter-occupied	7,883	62.3%

1-unit, detached58.5%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units15.5%

20 or more units11.0%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,184	58.5%
1-unit, attached	291	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1,405	10.1%
5 to 19 units	2,162	15.5%
20 or more units	1,537	11.0%
Mobile home & other	399	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1344340
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 42 sq mi
Water area: 0.83 sq mi
Center point: 33.0270, -85.0383