CITY · 1990 CENSUS

La Grange Park

Illinois · 12,861 residents · 2.23 sq mi

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La Grange Park is home to 12,861 people in Illinois. The median age is 41.9, about 9 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 33% of adults have a four-year degree. Households here earn about 35% more than in Illinois as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.2% of residents. The typical home is worth $140,400.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

33% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,861

−3%vs 2000

vs 13,295 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.9

+2%vs 2000

vs 41.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.23 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(776)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(702)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.1%(654)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.6%(587)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(639)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(1,789)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(1,834)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(1,415)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.7%(1,372)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.1%(1,550)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.2%(1,056)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.8%(487)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,466

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $58,918 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,411

−33%vs 2000

vs $30,247 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.2%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$140,400

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $205,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$543

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $782 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.7%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.6% in 2000

26.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.7%(12,061)

Black3%(399)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(472)

Asian1.6%(217)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(12,545)

Black0.3%(40)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(107)

Asian1.8%(227)

Other0.4%(49)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican15.1%(2,030)

South American0.6%(80)

Ecuadorian0.5%(63)

Puerto Rican0.2%(32)

Peruvian0.1%(17)

Central American0.1%(11)

Guatemalan0.1%(11)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.6%(77)

Thai0.5%(72)

Malaysian0.4%(60)

Bangladeshi0.4%(52)

Chinese0.2%(23)

Filipino0.2%(22)

Pakistani0.2%(22)

Ancestry

German21.3%(2,860)

Irish19.3%(2,598)

Polish10.4%(1,395)

Italian9%(1,211)

English6.4%(867)

Scottish4.9%(656)

Czech4%(541)

Lithuanian2.2%(298)

Norwegian2%(264)

Swedish1.9%(254)

Greek1.9%(253)

Croatian1.5%(208)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

French1.5%(201)

Dutch1.5%(197)

Arab1.3%(177)

Iraqi1.2%(165)

American0.8%(109)

Slovak0.8%(105)

Ukrainian0.6%(87)

Welsh0.5%(69)

Belgian0.5%(62)

Russian0.4%(52)

British0.3%(47)

Austrian0.3%(38)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(31)

French Canadian0.2%(23)

Subsaharan African0.2%(23)

Hungarian0.1%(20)

Slovene0.1%(18)

Iranian0.1%(17)

Latvian0.1%(15)

Ghanaian0.1%(12)

Australian0.1%(11)

Bulgarian0.1%(10)

Canadian0.1%(9)

Nigerian0.1%(9)

Serbian0.1%(8)

Armenian0%(6)

Finnish0%(6)

Swiss0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

33.4%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 41.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.9%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.5%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.6 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 20.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27%(1,421)

Married61.5%(3,235)

Widowed4.8%(254)

Divorced6.7%(351)

Women 15+

Never married27.5%(1,528)

Married53.4%(2,966)

Widowed10.8%(600)

Divorced8.2%(457)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.3%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 7.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

76.4%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 76.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.9%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 18.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 7.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 85.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.1%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)13.5%(52)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era54.2%(208)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.6%(37)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II7%(27)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 384 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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