Kentucky · Census place 43480
La Grange, KY population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of La Grange, Kentucky (La Grange, KY — Census place “La Grange city”) is 10,188 residents, ranking #44 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $86,222, the median home is worth $268,000 and median gross rent runs $1,192 a month. Looking for the La Grange Kentucky ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve La Grange, KY: 40031.
- Population
- 10,188La Grange city residents
- Median household income
- $86,222Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $268,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,192Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.7%Owner-occupied households
La Grange ZIP codes (Kentucky)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps La Grange.
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What the numbers mean in La Grange city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the La Grange city median would spend about 16.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.4% of residents and 74.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
La Grange city, KY in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
La Grange city is a mid-size town in Kentucky, with 10,188 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #44 of 554 ranked by population — larger than 92% of them. The median age here is 36 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in La Grange city earn a median of $86,222 a year, 9.8% above the national figure of $78,538 and 55% above the $55,469 median for the 246 Kentucky cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 8.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in La Grange city is valued at $268,000, 11.7% below the national figure and 70% above the $157,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,192 a month, 15.2% below the national figure, or roughly $14,304 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Kentucky.
- Paris city 10,107
- Franklin city 10,254
- Mayfield city 9,905
- Francisville CDP 10,313
- Middletown city 9,622
- Versailles city 10,382
- Oakbrook CDP 9,459
- Alexandria city 10,430
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of La Grange city?
- La Grange city has 10,188 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #44 of 554 in Kentucky.
- What is the median household income in La Grange city?
- Median household income in La Grange city is $86,222 a year, 9.8% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in La Grange city?
- Median gross rent is $1,192 a month and the median home value is $268,000, so rent absorbs about 16.6% of median household income.
- Is La Grange city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so La Grange city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this La Grange city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.