With 13,058 people, La Grande is a city in Oregon. The median age is 32.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 51% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 13 minutes. That trails the Oregon median by roughly 30%. Density works out to 2,849 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,427, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 73%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about La Grande
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$102,003 → $278,700(+173%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree19.5% → 26.8%(+7.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share94.5% → 83.1%(−11.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)39.2%(272)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)31.5%(218)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.9%(214)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.2%(43)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 693 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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Over time
La Grande, decade by decade
La Grande population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,763
$51,165
$102,003
19.5%
13.3
2000
12,327
$57,521
$161,034
25.6%
19.5
2010
13,082
$52,514
$190,754
19.8%
26.1
2020
13,026
$55,236
$222,530
24.5%
42.5
2024
13,058
$58,427
$278,700
26.8%
37.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
