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Most Expensive La Grange Neighborhoods
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|---|---|
| 1 | U.S. Route 34 / Waiola... |
| 2 | Village Center |
| 3 | Indian Head Park |
| 4 | Wolf Rd / 79th St |
| 5 | 55th St / la Grange Rd |
| 6 | U.S. Route 34 / U.S. R... |
| 7 | Hodgkins / McCook |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR La Grange NEIGHBORHOODS Hodgkins / McCook, Indian Head Park, Village Center, Wolf Rd / 79th St, 55th St / la Grange Rd, U.S. Route 34 / Waiola Ave, U.S. Route 34 / U.S. Route 45
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR La Grange, IL Clarendon Hills, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Glen Ellyn, Hinsdale, La Grange Park, Oak Park, River Forest, Riverside, Western Springs
POPULATION
15,724
| LA GRANGE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 15,724 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 5,830 |
| LA GRANGE HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 79.23% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 17.84% |
| % VACANT | 2.93% |
| TYPE OF LA GRANGE HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 69.95% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 2.62% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 10.19% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 17.12% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.12% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF LA GRANGE HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 1.07% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 5.95% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 26.40% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 37.82% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 21.44% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 7.32% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 2.20% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 13.95% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 48.71% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 35.14% |
| LA GRANGE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $470,007 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $1,083 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$91,000 | 1.20% |
| $91,001-$184,000 | 4.81% |
| $184,001-$368,000 | 27.19% |
| $368,001-$551,000 | 31.31% |
| $551,001-$736,000 | 17.97% |
| $736,001-$920,000 | 9.09% |
| $920,001-$1,380,000 | 6.28% |
| $1,380,001-$1,840,000 | 1.80% |
| > $1,840,000 | 0.35% |
| PEOPLE OF La Grange | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 8.29% |
| 5 TO 17 | 20.20% |
| 18 TO 24 | 4.52% |
| 25 TO 34 | 11.45% |
| 35 TO 54 | 33.34% |
| 55 TO 64 | 8.43% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 13.78% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 92.65% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 54.95% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $80,342 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $34,887 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 3.96% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Professional, scientific, and technical services (14.72%), Manufacturing (10.86%), Healthcare (10.32%), Education (10.28%), Finance (9.88%), Retail (9.04%), Information Technology (5.41%), Other (4.73%), Wholesale (3.95%), Construction (3.58%), Accomodation (2.95%), Public Service (2.95%), Administration (2.80%), Transportation (2.74%), Arts (2.50%), Real Estate (2.14%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 4.80% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 90.82% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 6.44% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.00% |
| ASIAN | 0.56% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.05% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.87% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.26% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 3.57% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Irish (18.21%), German (14.86%), Unclassified (11.42%), Other Groups (9.54%), Polish (7.74%), Italian (7.42%), English (4.83%), Czech (3.10%), United States or American (3.03%), Swedish (2.40%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 5.60% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (84.18%) , Spanish (2.63%) |
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.
If knowledge is power, La Grange is a pretty powerful place. 54.95% of the adults in La Grange have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.
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.
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