La Grange is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,745 people and two associated neighborhoods, La Grange is the 269th largest community in North Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, La Grange is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.23% of the La Grange workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, La Grange is a town of transportation and shipping workers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Grange who work in healthcare (21.08%), office and administrative support (12.10%), and sales jobs (5.96%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.91% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One of the benefits of La Grange is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.60 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. La Grange, even though it is a small town, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, town who have a need for low-cost transportation.The percentage of adults in La Grange who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.99% of the adults in La Grange have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in La Grange in 2022 was $26,684, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $106,736 for a family of four. However, La Grange contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. La Grange is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call La Grange home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Grange residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in La Grange include English, African, German, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in La Grange is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
