LaGrange, GA

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population

104,522

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.6

0.258% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.5%

5.64% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$54,888

1.72% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$182,600

11% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

46,466

1.58% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in LaGrange, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.3% of the residents in LaGrange, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in LaGrange, GA-AL are Point University (198 degrees awarded in 2024) and LaGrange College (145 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in LaGrange, GA was $182,600, and the homeownership rate was 64.3%.

Most people in LaGrange, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.1 minutes. The average car ownership in LaGrange, GA was 2 cars per household.

LaGrange, GA borders Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Columbus, GA-AL, and Valley, AL.

United States Georgia

Population & Diversity

LaGrange, GA is home to a population of 105k people, from which 97.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.7% of LaGrange, GA residents were born outside of the country (3.86k people).

In 2024, there were 1.47 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (56.3k people) in LaGrange, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 38.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.78k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.3%

2024 Citizenship

97.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.3% of LaGrange, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in LaGrange, GA was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in LaGrange, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in LaGrange, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
56.3k ± 261
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
38.4k ± 613
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
2.78k ± 615

4.48%

Hispanic Population

4.69k people

4.48% of the people in LaGrange, GA are hispanic (4.69k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in LaGrange, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
232,075 ± 11,701 people
India
112,556 ± 8,194 people
Jamaica
54,537 ± 5,719 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 232,075 Georgia residents, followed by India with 112,556 and Jamaica with 54,537.

Foreign-Born Population

3.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.86k people

3.91%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

4.08k people

As of 2024, 3.7% of LaGrange, GA residents (3.86k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in LaGrange, GA was 3.91%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in LaGrange, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,588 ± 282
Gulf War (1990s)
1,298 ± 291
Gulf War (2001-)
928 ± 251

LaGrange, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.22 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in LaGrange, GA.

Health

90% of the population of LaGrange, GA has health coverage, with 45% on employee plans, 19.6% on Medicaid, 11.7% on Medicare, 12.6% on non-group plans, and 1.17% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Georgia see 1,517 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,517 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1856 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 525 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

1,517 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Georgia

Primary care physicians in Georgia see an average of 1,517 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,517 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Georgia in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.8% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 17% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.99%

Uninsured

45%

Employer Coverage

19.6%

Medicaid

11.7%

Medicare

12.6%

Non-Group

1.17%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in LaGrange, GA declined by 13.2% from 11.5% to 9.99%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in LaGrange, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of LaGrange, GA employs 46.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in LaGrange, GA were Manufacturing (10,775 people), Retail Trade (5,580 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (5,569 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($69,178), Utilities ($51,328), and Wholesale Trade ($49,639).

Employment

Occupations

46.5k

2024 Value

± 1,977

1.58%

1 Year growth

± 5.79%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in LaGrange, GA grew at a rate of 1.58%, from 45.7k employees to 46.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in LaGrange, GA, are Production Occupations (6,297 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,312 people), and Management Occupations (4,235 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of LaGrange, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

46.5k

2024 Value

± 1,977

1.58%

1 Year growth

± 5.79%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in LaGrange, GA grew at a rate of 1.58%, from 45.7k employees to 46.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in LaGrange, GA, are Manufacturing (10,775 people), Retail Trade (5,580 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (5,569 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of LaGrange, GA, though some of these residents may live in LaGrange, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,618

Median earning men ± $1,966

$33,970

Median earning women ± $2,431

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($83,375), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($61,250), and Wholesale Trade ($60,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($50,152), Public Administration ($44,038), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,850).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

227
Retail Trade
213
Other Services (except Public Administration)
117
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$868k
Manufacturing
$253k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$171k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for LaGrange, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.394%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in LaGrange, GA awarded 343 degrees. The student population of LaGrange, GA in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 1,531 male students and 1,542 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in LaGrange, GA are White (207 and 60.7%), Black or African American (85 and 24.9%), Hispanic or Latino (26 and 7.62%), and Unknown (15 and 4.4%).

The largest universities in LaGrange, GA by number of degrees awarded are Point University (198 and 57.7%) and LaGrange College (145 and 42.3%).

The most popular majors in LaGrange, GA-AL are General Business Administration & Management (54 and 15.7%), Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations (32 and 9.33%), and General Psychology (21 and 6.12%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $28,630.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in LaGrange, GA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 55.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 43%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 3,073 (49.8% men and 50.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 3,073 students enrolled in LaGrange, GA, 49.8% men and 50.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,705 records, of which 49.8% were women and 50.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
22 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
21 degrees awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
18 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in LaGrange, GA-AL was General Business Administration & Management with 22 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in LaGrange, GA-AL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Point University
198 degrees awarded
LaGrange College
145 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Point University with 198 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 143 men were awarded degrees from institutions in LaGrange, GA, which is 0.715 times less than the 200 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 207 degrees mean that there were 2.44 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 85 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($28,630) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,045) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in LaGrange, GA was $182,600 in 2024, which is 0.549 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $164,500 to $182,600, a 11% increase. The homeownership rate in LaGrange, GA is 64.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in LaGrange, GA have an average commute time of 23.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in LaGrange, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$182,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,072

$25,941

Median Property Taxes

±$1,260

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In LaGrange, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in LaGrange, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

64.3%

Homeownership

2024

64.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.3% of the housing units in LaGrange, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 62.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in LaGrange, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$54,888

Median Household Income

± $2,590

40.3k

Number of Households

± 1,710

In 2024, the median household income of the 40.3k households in LaGrange, GA grew to $54,888 from the previous year's value of $53,959.

The following chart displays the households in LaGrange, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for LaGrange, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.5%)
Carpooled (9.08%)
Worked At Home (7.34%)

In 2024, 80.5% of workers in LaGrange, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.08%) and those who worked at home (7.34%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in LaGrange, GA have a shorter commute time (23.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.1% of the workforce in LaGrange, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in LaGrange, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in LaGrange, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in LaGrange, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in LaGrange, GA (16.9k out of 102k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in LaGrange, GA is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.