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Population (year 2000): 4,478. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,620 (+3.2% change)
Males: 2,103 (47.0%), Females: 2,375 (53.0%)
Fayette County
Zip code:
78945
Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $31,392 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,200 (year 2000)
Races in La Grange:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.2%)
- Hispanic (20.8%)
- Other race (12.2%)
- Black (10.4%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (31.0%), Czech (13.4%),
United States (5.9%), English (4.7%), Irish (4.5%), French
(1.7%).
Land area: 3.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in La Grange
- High school or higher: 70.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in La Grange city
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 54.2%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 8.7%
10.8% Foreign born (9.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +366 (+8.9%).
Hospital/medical center in La Grange:
- FAYETTE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (543 N JACKSON)
Other hospitals/medical centers near La Grange:
- COLORADO FAYETTE MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
WEIMAR, TX)
- SMITHVILLE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
SMITHVILLE, TX)
- COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
COLUMBUS, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La
Grange:
- AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTL (about 58 miles; AUSTIN, TX;
ID: AUS)
- EASTERWOOD FIELD (about 59 miles; COLLEGE STATION,
TX; ID: CLL)
- VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 73 miles; VICTORIA, TX; ID:
VCT)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Grange:
- FAYETTE REGIONAL AIR CENTER (about 6 miles; LA
GRANGE, TX; ID: 3T5)
- GIDDINGS-LEE COUNTY (about 19 miles; GIDDINGS, TX;
ID: 62H)
- SMITHVILLE CRAWFORD MUNI (about 22 miles;
SMITHVILLE, TX; ID: 84R)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
La Grange:
- BLINN COLLEGE (about 38 miles; BRENHAM, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 8,448)
- PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles;
PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; FT enrollment: 5,823)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; COLLEGE
STATION, TX; FT enrollment: 41,117)
- AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; AUSTIN,
TX; FT enrollment: 12,819)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN (about 65 miles;
AUSTIN, TX; FT enrollment: 46,503)
- SAINT EDWARD'S UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; AUSTIN,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,870)
- WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 69 miles;
WHARTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,124)
Public high school in La Grange:
- LA GRANGE H S (Students: 637; Location: 641 E
MILAM; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in La Grange:
- HERMES EL (Students: 606; Location: 641 E
MILAM; Grades: PK - 03)
- LA GRANGE INT (Students: 413; Location: 641 E
MILAM; Grades: 04 - 06)
- LA GRANGE MIDDLE (Students: 289; Location:
641 E MILAM; Grades: 07 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in La Grange:
- SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 188; Location:
545 E PEARL; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in La Grange:
- FAYETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$92,374; Location: 855 S JEFFERSON; 20,219 books; 1,150
audio materials; 320 video materials; 80 serial
subscriptions)
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