La Grange, NC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	La Grange	North Carolina	National
Income per capita	$51,730	$40,311	$44,883
Median household income	$94,297	$71,390	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$154,970	$89,419	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$80,295	$45,314	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,230	$47,759	$54,343
Median earnings female	$73,929	$37,334	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.1%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.2%	16.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in La Grange is 15% higher than the national average
The median household income in La Grange is 16% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in La Grange is 37% lower than the national average
The poverty level in La Grange is 34% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$62,858 $94,297 $188,594

City

$47,588 $71,390 $142,780

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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La Grange employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.7%	13.7%
Manufacturing sector	23.7%	23.7%
Financial & insurance services	2.9%	2.9%
Wholesale & retail services	4.6%	4.6%
Public administration	8.7%	8.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.5%	5.5%
Education, health & social services	21.6%	21.6%
Other	19.3%	19.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Walnut Creek, NC	1,474	$232,741	186.2%
Pikeville, NC	697	$73,445	9.7%
Elroy, NC	4,263	$72,603	10.7%
Mar-Mac, NC	3,231	$68,762	15.5%
Jackson Heights, NC	737	$61,482	24.4%
La Grange, NC	2,749	$94,297	15.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Edwards AFB, CA	2,749	$109,224	34.3%
Bloomfield, IA	2,749	$76,769	5.6%
Girard, KS	2,749	$54,679	32.8%
Ravenel, SC	2,749	$89,057	9.5%
Daingerfield, TX	2,749	$45,522	44.0%
La Grange, NC	2,749	$94,297	15.9%

Source: The La Grange, NC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.