La Grange

Population: 15,999
Median household income: $154,556
Median home value: $582,600

La Grange is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 15,999 residents. Its median household income of $154,556 runs above the Cook County figure of $81,797.

Between 2019 and 2023, La Grange's population grew 2.9% from 15,545 to 15,999, while its median home value rose 16.1% from $501,700 to $582,600.

The typical home was built around 1951. 5.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,999
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $154,556
Median home value: $582,600
Median gross rent: $1,679
Housing units: 6,111
Homeownership rate: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,545	$123,965	$501,700	$1,183
2020	15,555	$122,629	$512,500	$1,290
2021	16,220	$124,292	$514,700	$1,363
2022	16,128	$141,235	$547,200	$1,640
2023	15,999	$154,556	$582,600	$1,679

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1722.9%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 345.9%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,017	6.4%
5 to 17	3,661	22.9%
18 to 24	818	5.1%
25 to 34	949	5.9%
35 to 44	2,337	14.6%
45 to 54	2,606	16.3%
55 to 64	2,104	13.2%
65 to 74	1,480	9.3%
75 and over	1,027	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,435	77.7%
Black or African American	691	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	226	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.1%
Two or more races	739	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,889	11.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate13.1%

Some college or associate's18.7%

Bachelor's degree37.4%

Graduate or professional degree28.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	282	2.7%
High school graduate	1,378	13.1%
Some college or associate's	1,966	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,926	37.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,951	28.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone55.5%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit11.4%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home27.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,468	55.5%
Carpooled	237	2.9%
Public transit	918	11.4%
Walked	142	1.8%
Bicycle	21	0.3%
Worked from home	2,224	27.6%
Other means	46	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,131	19.4%
15 to 29 min	1,709	29.3%
30 to 44 min	1,485	25.5%
45 to 59 min	774	13.3%
60+ min	733	12.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 5.1% (809 of 15,808)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,314	74.2%
Nonfamily households	1,499	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,813	95.1%
Vacant	298	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,680	80.5%
Renter-occupied	1,133	19.5%

1-unit, detached67.8%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units14.6%

20 or more units7.5%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,146	67.8%
1-unit, attached	132	2.2%
2 to 4 units	470	7.7%
5 to 19 units	890	14.6%
20 or more units	457	7.5%
Mobile home & other	16	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1740767
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.8072, -87.8741

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