CITY · 2000 CENSUS

La Grange Park

Illinois · 13,295 residents · 2.23 sq mi

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La Grange Park is home to 13,295 people in Illinois. This is an unusually credentialed place: 42% of adults have a four-year degree. The median age is 41.1, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $205,300. Poverty is uncommon here, at 2.6% of residents. That is roughly 26% ahead of the Illinois median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 41.1

US median: 35.2

More educated

42% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,295

+3%since 1990

from 12,861 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.1

−2%since 1990

from 41.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

2.23 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.9%(918)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.4%(853)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(869)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.5%(730)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.7%(487)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.4%(1,517)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.8%(2,098)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.7%(1,818)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.3%(1,104)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.9%(1,056)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 849.1%(1,205)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over4.8%(640)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$58,918

+3%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $43,466 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$30,247

+48%since 1990

from $20,411 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

2.6%

−0.6 ptssince 1990

from 3.2% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$205,300

+11%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $140,400 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$782

+9%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $543 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

71.6%

−2.0 ptssince 1990

from 73.7% in 1990

28.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.3%(40)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(107)

Asian1.8%(227)

2000

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

Black3%(399)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(472)

Asian1.6%(217)

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

41.6%

+8.2 ptssince 1990

from 33.4% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

92.3%

+3.4 ptssince 1990

from 88.9% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

14.2%

+1.7 ptssince 1990

from 12.5% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

−16%since 1990

from 24.6 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married26.3%(1,262)

Married63.3%(3,033)

Widowed4.6%(219)

Divorced5.8%(279)

Women 15+

Never married19.3%(1,125)

Married53.8%(3,140)

Widowed19.3%(1,129)

Divorced7.6%(446)

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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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