CITY · 1990 CENSUS

La Grange

North Carolina · 2,805 residents · 2.30 sq mi

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La Grange is home to 2,805 people in North Carolina. 27.8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $43,300. That trails the North Carolina median by roughly 29%. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $18,793, about 38% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,805

−1%vs 2000

vs 2,844 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.30 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(187)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(165)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(237)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(231)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(184)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(382)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.8%(386)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.1%(368)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(247)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(240)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(149)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(29)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,793

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,304 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,465

−34%vs 2000

vs $14,436 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.8%

+8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,300

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$266

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $442 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.8%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.3% in 2000

38.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic42.7%(1,213)

Black55%(1,564)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(37)

Asian0.4%(10)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic42.5%(1,191)

Black56.8%(1,594)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(26)

Asian0.3%(8)

Other0.4%(12)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American0%(1)

Ecuadorian0%(1)

Asian origin

Korean0.1%(3)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African6.5%(179)

German5.2%(144)

English4.5%(124)

American2.4%(65)

Irish2%(54)

French0.5%(13)

Polish0.3%(8)

RANKED:Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.7%

−11.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.2 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 18.3 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 married65.3%(582)

Married24%(214)

Widowed1.3%(12)

Divorced9.3%(83)

Women 15+

Never married44.9%(559)

Married26.4%(328)

Widowed11.5%(143)

Divorced17.2%(214)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2013

from 13.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.4%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 41.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

−10.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.4%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.5%

+23.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.9%

−17.4 ptssince 2020

from 67.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.8%

+21.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.8% 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)29.9%(40)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3.7%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.6%(53)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 134 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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