La Grande

Population: 13,059
Median household income: $56,409
Median home value: $244,200

La Grande is a community in Union County, Oregon, home to 13,059 residents. Its median household income of $56,409 runs below the Union County figure of $64,212.

From 2019 to 2023, La Grande's population declined 1.9% from 13,310 to 13,059, while its median home value rose 43.2% from $170,500 to $244,200.

25.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 50.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,059
Median age: 32.5 yrs
Median household income: $56,409
Median home value: $244,200
Median gross rent: $970
Housing units: 5,766
Homeownership rate: 50.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,31013,059

Median household income

$42,375$56,409

Median home value

$170,500$244,200

Median gross rent

$789$970

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,310	$42,375	$170,500	$789
2020	13,380	$45,573	$183,600	$823
2021	13,212	$44,868	$187,400	$862
2022	13,097	$52,039	$228,800	$910
2023	13,059	$56,409	$244,200	$970

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 2415.7%

25 to 3414.1%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 548.2%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	671	5.1%
5 to 17	2,314	17.7%
18 to 24	2,046	15.7%
25 to 34	1,843	14.1%
35 to 44	1,416	10.8%
45 to 54	1,069	8.2%
55 to 64	1,329	10.2%
65 to 74	1,370	10.5%
75 and over	1,001	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,950	83.9%
Black or African American	126	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	82	0.6%
Asian	214	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	206	1.6%
Some other race	135	1.0%
Two or more races	537	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	809	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate32.3%

Some college or associate's37.8%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	395	4.9%
High school graduate	2,593	32.3%
Some college or associate's	3,036	37.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,409	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	595	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone69.1%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.4%

Walked8.3%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,002	69.1%
Carpooled	765	13.2%
Public transit	25	0.4%
Walked	480	8.3%
Bicycle	41	0.7%
Worked from home	332	5.7%
Other means	148	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,320	79.1%
15 to 29 min	624	11.4%
30 to 44 min	207	3.8%
45 to 59 min	118	2.2%
60+ min	192	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 21.4% (2,710 of 12,670)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,180	58.6%
Nonfamily households	2,242	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,422	94.0%
Vacant	344	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,735	50.4%
Renter-occupied	2,687	49.6%

1-unit, detached61.2%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units10.1%

Mobile home & other7.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,530	61.2%
1-unit, attached	213	3.7%
2 to 4 units	527	9.1%
5 to 19 units	497	8.6%
20 or more units	585	10.1%
Mobile home & other	414	7.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4140350
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 45.3245, -118.0869