La Grange

Population: 4,448
Median household income: $57,212
Median home value: $320,000

La Grange is a community in Fayette County, Texas, home to 4,448 residents. At $57,212, its median household income sits below Fayette County's $76,541.

From 2019 to 2023, La Grange's population declined 4.7% from 4,667 to 4,448, while its median home value rose 98.6% from $161,100 to $320,000.

70.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,448
Median age: 47.0 yrs
Median household income: $57,212
Median home value: $320,000
Median gross rent: $698
Housing units: 2,401
Homeownership rate: 62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6674,448

Median household income

$49,474$57,212

Median home value

$161,100$320,000

Median gross rent

$977$698

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,667	$49,474	$161,100	$977
2020	4,648	$45,492	$165,200	$653
2021	4,407	$48,527	$187,400	$593
2022	4,416	$53,191	$265,400	$696
2023	4,448	$57,212	$320,000	$698

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	275	6.2%
5 to 17	708	15.9%
18 to 24	253	5.7%
25 to 34	447	10.0%
35 to 44	470	10.6%
45 to 54	613	13.8%
55 to 64	649	14.6%
65 to 74	611	13.7%
75 and over	422	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,631	59.2%
Black or African American	398	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.3%
Asian	22	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	34	0.8%
Two or more races	208	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,142	25.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's19.4%

Bachelor's degree20.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	345	10.7%
High school graduate	1,291	40.2%
Some college or associate's	622	19.4%
Bachelor's degree	665	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	289	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone87.1%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,790	87.1%
Carpooled	157	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	81	3.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,570	79.5%
15 to 29 min	168	8.5%
30 to 44 min	91	4.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	145	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 12.2% (532 of 4,368)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,058	56.6%
Nonfamily households	812	43.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,870	77.9%
Vacant	531	22.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,159	62.0%
Renter-occupied	711	38.0%

1-unit, detached70.6%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units11.7%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,695	70.6%
1-unit, attached	12	0.5%
2 to 4 units	287	12.0%
5 to 19 units	60	2.5%
20 or more units	281	11.7%
Mobile home & other	66	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4840276
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.14 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 29.9126, -96.8763