La Grange Park is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 13,009 people and three associated neighborhoods, La Grange Park is the 181st largest community in Illinois. La Grange Park real estate is some of the most expensive in Illinois, although La Grange Park house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.La Grange Park is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 89.59% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, La Grange Park is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Grange Park who work in management occupations (12.48%), teaching (9.80%), and office and administrative support (9.73%). Also of interest is that La Grange Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.96% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. La Grange Park is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, La Grange Park’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in La Grange Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In La Grange Park, the average commute to work is 31.61 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Even though La Grange Park is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to La Grange Park, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. La Grange Park is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 60.07% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in La Grange Park in 2022 was $55,080, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $220,320 for a family of four. La Grange Park is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call La Grange Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Grange Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. La Grange Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.82% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in La Grange Park include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in La Grange Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
