CITY · 1990 CENSUS

La Grange

Illinois · 15,362 residents · 2.53 sq mi

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La Grange is a city of 15,362 people in Illinois. This is an unusually credentialed place: 47% of adults have a four-year degree. Households here earn about 63% more than in Illinois as a whole. The typical home is worth $165,900. The median household earns $52,467, about 74% above the national median. 78% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

47% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,362

−2%vs 2000

vs 15,608 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.6

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.53 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(1,218)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,057)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(1,047)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(841)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(742)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(2,626)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.8%(2,731)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(1,538)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(1,412)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(1,300)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(714)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(136)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$52,467

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,342 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,660

−38%vs 2000

vs $34,887 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.7%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$165,900

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $255,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$578

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $727 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.9%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.6% in 2000

22.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.5%(13,816)

Black6%(935)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(572)

Asian1%(156)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(14,173)

Black6.4%(987)

Hispanic / Latino2%(303)

Asian0.6%(96)

Other0.7%(106)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.8%(1,727)

Puerto Rican0.9%(149)

South American0.5%(78)

Central American0.4%(65)

Colombian0.4%(63)

Guatemalan0.3%(46)

Cuban0.1%(18)

Peruvian0.1%(15)

Costa Rican0.1%(10)

Nicaraguan0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Chinese0.7%(105)

Filipino0.5%(86)

Asian Indian0.4%(61)

Vietnamese0.2%(35)

Korean0.1%(19)

Pakistani0.1%(10)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(19)

Ancestry

Irish22%(3,525)

German21.4%(3,419)

Polish12.7%(2,028)

English11.5%(1,839)

Italian10.8%(1,735)

American3.5%(554)

Czech3.3%(520)

Norwegian2.3%(369)

Swedish1.7%(271)

Lithuanian1.5%(247)

Arab1.5%(241)

Serbian1.3%(215)

+ 34 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.3%(208)

French1.3%(206)

Russian1.2%(198)

Slovene1.2%(189)

Greek1.1%(172)

Palestinian1%(152)

Croatian0.8%(120)

Slovak0.7%(118)

Swiss0.7%(105)

Dutch0.6%(101)

Macedonian0.6%(93)

Welsh0.4%(64)

Austrian0.4%(63)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(57)

Danish0.3%(50)

Ukrainian0.3%(50)

Australian0.3%(43)

Lebanese0.2%(36)

Canadian0.2%(31)

Subsaharan African0.2%(26)

British0.2%(25)

Syrian0.1%(22)

Turkish0.1%(20)

Hungarian0.1%(18)

French Canadian0.1%(15)

Portuguese0.1%(15)

Belgian0.1%(12)

Latvian0.1%(9)

Romanian0.1%(9)

Finnish0.1%(8)

Nigerian0.1%(8)

Brazilian0%(7)

West Indian0%(7)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

46.9%

−8.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.7%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

18.6%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.5 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 22.9 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 married28.5%(1,757)

Married63.8%(3,925)

Widowed1.6%(101)

Divorced6%(372)

Women 15+

Never married27.7%(1,716)

Married59.2%(3,669)

Widowed5.3%(329)

Divorced7.7%(480)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.0%

−1.4 ptssince 2013

from 4.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 73.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

6.3%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 84.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

19.9%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% 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)13.7%(58)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.1%(85)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.4%(154)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.6%(28)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 423 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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