La Vergne is a medium-sized city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 39,597 people and eight associated neighborhoods, La Vergne is the 22nd largest community in Tennessee. La Vergne has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in La Vergne, where the median household income is $80,418.00.

Also of interest is that La Vergne 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 Vergne telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.52% 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.

One downside of living in La Vergne, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.86 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of La Vergne citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.72% of adults in La Vergne have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in La Vergne in 2022 was $31,573, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $126,292 for a family of four. However, La Vergne contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

La Vergne is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call La Vergne home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Vergne residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. La Vergne also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.53% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in La Vergne include English, Irish, German, Egyptian, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of La Vergne's cultural character, accounting for 17.98% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in La Vergne is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.