North Carolina · Census place 36400
La Grange town, NC
Quick answer
La Grange town has 2,692 residents, ranking #279 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $49,475, the median home is worth $78,500 and median gross rent runs $728 a month.
- Population
- 2,692La Grange town residents
- Median household income
- $49,475Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $78,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $728Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in La Grange town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the La Grange town median would spend about 17.7% 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 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29% of residents and 54.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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