LaGrange County, Indiana

LaGrange County has a population of 40,805 and has grown 2.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $255,900, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $84,487.

Home price
$255,900
Income
$84,487
Population
40,805
Unemployment
4.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$255,900county
Median gross rent$839county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198048.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant14.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.0%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$977county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$745county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,171county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$84,487county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate5.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.8%county
Unemployment rate4.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force64.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.5%county
Share of workers employed by government5.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry42.8%county
Economic output per resident$60,612county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.55%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service42 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport92510county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station26 micounty
Households without a vehicle29.2%county
Traffic deaths56.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher11.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher58.9%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment4729county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible39.9%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance44.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.9%county
Frequent mental distress20.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population40,805county
Land area in square miles380county
People per square mile of land107.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents10county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age32.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1831.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.6%county
Share of households that are one person18.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.3%county
Second languages48.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls60.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents472county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-6county
Households that moved in666county
Households that moved away897county
Average income of arriving households$70,360county
Average income of departing households$58,860county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10county
Housing units authorised in the latest year153county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature50°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.83 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F11 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing138 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days171 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 27county
Average first fall frostOct 15county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$136county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh17.7¢county
Household electricity use917 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity11.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas53.1%county
Homes heated by propane22.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood9.2%county
Households with broadband66.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk65.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk75.7county
Landslide risk50.6county
Hail risk86.7county
Earthquake risk60.9county
Tornado risk80.9county
Tropical cyclone risk48.6county
Extreme heat risk38.0county
Winter weather risk46.2county
Strong wind risk91.6county
Wildfire risk29.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for LaGrange County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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