La Grange is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 15,724 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, La Grange is the 146th largest community in Illinois.

La Grange is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 90.49% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, La Grange is a village of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Grange who work in management occupations (17.69%), office and administrative support jobs (14.50%), and sales jobs (13.18%).

Also of interest is that La Grange has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, La Grange is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

One downside of living in La Grange is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In La Grange, the average commute to work is 30.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

La Grange Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to La Grange, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. La Grange is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.95% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in La Grange in 2000 was $34,887, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $139,548 for a family of four. However, La Grange contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call La Grange home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in La Grange is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in La Grange include Irish, German, Polish, Italian, English, Czech, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in La Grange is English. Some people also speak Spanish.