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.
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.
A relatively large number of people in La Grange Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.96% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
Because of many things, La Grange Park is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making La Grange Park a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, La Grange Park has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, La Grange Park’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In La Grange Park, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.61 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
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.