CITY · 1990 CENSUS

La Grange

Kentucky · 3,853 residents · 7.22 sq mi

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La Grange is a city of 3,853 people in Kentucky. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The population has fallen 32% since 2000. The typical home is worth $47,200. The median household earns $19,785, about 34% below the national median. Renters pay $293 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,853

−32%vs 2000

vs 5,676 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.5

−2%vs 2000

vs 32.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.22 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(323)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(272)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(308)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(257)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.5%(326)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418%(692)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(584)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(314)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(280)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(291)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(172)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(34)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,785

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,778 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,786

−47%vs 2000

vs $18,566 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.9%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,200

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $89,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$293

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $392 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.4%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

34.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.3%(5,068)

Black5%(285)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(202)

Asian0.4%(22)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.3%(3,595)

Black5.6%(216)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.9%(36)

Other0.2%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.1%(624)

Puerto Rican1%(99)

Cuban0.6%(59)

Spaniard0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(66)

Korean0.2%(16)

Japanese0.1%(9)

Asian Indian0.1%(8)

Ancestry

English21.5%(2,214)

German19.7%(2,028)

Irish13.8%(1,419)

American11.3%(1,162)

Italian3.9%(402)

French3.4%(346)

Polish2.8%(284)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(160)

Swedish1.4%(142)

Brazilian0.9%(92)

Scottish0.8%(85)

Welsh0.7%(72)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.4%(45)

Canadian0.4%(40)

Greek0.3%(33)

Jordanian0.3%(31)

British0.3%(29)

Norwegian0.2%(25)

Romanian0.2%(25)

Finnish0.2%(22)

Portuguese0.2%(17)

Slovak0.1%(15)

Palestinian0.1%(14)

Dutch0.1%(14)

Ukrainian0.1%(14)

Hungarian0.1%(13)

Slovene0.1%(12)

Iranian0.1%(11)

Subsaharan African0.1%(11)

Danish0.1%(10)

Russian0.1%(10)

Czech0.1%(7)

Swiss0.1%(6)

Kenyan0%(4)

Serbian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.9%

−13.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.7%

−17.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 17.9 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 married31.1%(1,212)

Married54.2%(2,116)

Widowed3.1%(121)

Divorced11.6%(453)

Women 15+

Never married25.7%(1,052)

Married47.7%(1,958)

Widowed12.3%(505)

Divorced14.3%(586)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−13.7 ptssince 2013

from 18.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

66.7%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 62.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 8.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.9%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.9%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 72.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 31.4% 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)45.9%(277)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(126)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.2%(182)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 603 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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