Age
La Grange town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in La Grange town is 42.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- La Grange town's population under 18 was 21.52%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- La Grange town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.99% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in La Grange town, 18.02% were under the age of 15, 17.45% aged 15 to 29, 49.55% aged 30 to 64, 12.00% aged 65 to 84, and 2.99% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 305 more females than males in La Grange town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.96% females and 49.04% males in La Grange, New York.
- The La Grange, New York gender ratio is 96.2:100 i.e. 96.2 men to 100 women (0.962).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 807.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 834.
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Race / Ethnicity
La Grange town's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of La Grange town population: 80.77% are White, 5.63% are Black or African American, 0.11% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.27% are Asian, 0.06% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.91% are some other race and 5.25% are multiracial.
- La Grange town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 1,962 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,973 (87.69% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in La Grange town is White with a population of 12,87 (80.77% of the total population).
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Year by year
La Grange town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:
- The peak population was 16,443 in the year 2022
- From 2000 to 2010, La Grange town's population increased by 711 (4.73%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, La Grange town's population increased by 232 (1.47%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, La Grange town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 15,032.
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