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LaGrange County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of LaGrange County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

LaGrange County is a small northern Indiana county of roughly 40,600 residents with a young median age of 32.7 years, a low unemployment rate of 3.4%, and a poverty rate of just 5.7%. The workforce skews toward trade and manual occupations rather than college-credentialed roles, with only 11.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a high school attainment rate of 60.6%, keeping median worker earnings at $42,261. Housing costs remain accessible—median home value of $249,500 and median gross rent of $816/month—and the county posted 4.2% population growth over the past five years against an 83.0% homeownership rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

40,596

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$84,487

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

32.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.2% since 2018

LaGrange County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone38,423 (94.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,201 (2.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races541 (1.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone410 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone145 (0.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone54 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic15,760
  2. 2.Spanish1,262
  3. 3.Arabic134
  4. 4.Other Indo-European33
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic18

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

32.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,002

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,187

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,928

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)7,833
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,108
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,718
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,359
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,117

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations7,029
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,636
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,843
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,573
  5. 5.Service Occupations2,225

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 4.32×)7,858
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.10×)612
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.26×)530
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.08×)1,365
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.96×)825

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$249,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$816/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,605 (15.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999963 (9.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999926 (8.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999920 (8.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999866 (8.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999806 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,261

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

27.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,434 (47.7%)
  • Carpooled5,168 (29.2%)
  • Worked At Home1,552 (8.8%)
  • Bicycle1,271 (7.2%)
  • Walked454 (2.6%)
  • Other334 (1.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.