La Grande, OR

Census Place

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2024 Population
13,058
US Senator
Ron Wyden
Democratic Party
US Senator
Jeff Merkley
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
32.9
1.23% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
20.9%
2.44% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$58,427
3.58% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$278,700
14.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,061
2.23% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in La Grande, OR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.4% of the residents in La Grande, OR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in La Grande, OR are Eastern Oregon University (825 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in La Grande, OR was $278,700, and the homeownership rate was 51.1%.

Most people in La Grande, OR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.1 minutes. The average car ownership in La Grande, OR was 2 cars per household.

United StatesOregonUnion County, ORLa Grande, ORUmatilla (East & South), Union, Baker & Wallowa Counties PUMA, OR

Population & Diversity

La Grande, OR is home to a population of 13.1k people, from which 96.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 4.85% of La Grande, OR residents were born outside of the country (633 people).

In 2024, there were 26.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.9k people) in La Grande, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 414 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 355 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.4%
2024 Citizenship
97.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.4% of La Grande, OR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in La Grande, OR was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in La Grande, OR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    10.9k ± 308
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    414 ± 127
  3. White (Hispanic)
    355 ± 181
6.01%
Hispanic Population
785 people

In 2024, there were 26.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.9k people) in La Grande, OR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 414 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 355 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

6.01% of the people in La Grande, OR are hispanic (785 people).

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Oregon.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    141,836 ± 9,090 people
  2. Vietnam
    22,252 ± 3,653 people
  3. China
    21,575 ± 3,597 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Oregon was Mexico, the natal country of 141,836 Oregon residents, followed by Vietnam with 22,252 and China with 21,575.

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Foreign-Born Population

4.85%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
633 people
4.09%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
534 people

As of 2024, 4.85% of La Grande, OR residents (633 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in La Grande, OR was 4.09%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    272 ± 132
  2. Vietnam
    109 ± 58
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    91 ± 57

La Grande, OR has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.5 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of La Grande, OR employs 6.06k people. In 2024, the largest industries in La Grande, OR were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,041 people), Retail Trade (789 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (737 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($245,469), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($80,682), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,556).

Employment

Occupations

6.06k
2024 Value
± 560
2.23%
1 Year growth
± 12.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Grande, OR grew at a rate of 2.23%, from 5.93k employees to 6.06k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Grande, OR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (589 people), Sales & Related Occupations (512 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (466 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Grande, OR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.06k
2024 Value
± 560
2.23%
1 Year growth
± 12.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Grande, OR grew at a rate of 2.23%, from 5.93k employees to 6.06k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Grande, OR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,041 people), Retail Trade (789 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (737 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Grande, OR, though some of these residents may live in La Grande, OR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$49,015
Median earning men ± $4,541
$30,258
Median earning women ± $3,125

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($245,469), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,611), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,889).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($66,146), Manufacturing ($57,917), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($38,875).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.87%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.97M people employed in Oregon. This represents a 2.87% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Oregon.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing the state of Oregon. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Oregon is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for La Grande, OR. Showing the available data for Oregon.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (55.3%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (41%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.5%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Oregon went to Kamala Harris with 55.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.5%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Oregon for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Oregon

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Ron Wyden
Senator from Oregon3
Assumed office on February 5, 1996
Elected to the seat following the resignation of Bob Packwood.
Jeff Merkley
Senator from Oregon2
Assumed office on January 3, 2009

Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are the senators currently representing Oregon.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Oregon over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in La Grande, OR awarded 825 degrees. The student population of La Grande, OR in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,159 male students and 1,639 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in La Grande, OR are White (577 and 70.5%), Hispanic or Latino (119 and 14.5%), Two or More Races (37 and 4.52%), and Unknown (29 and 3.54%).

The largest universities in La Grande, OR by number of degrees awarded are Eastern Oregon University (825 and 100%).

The most popular majors in La Grande, OR are Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations (104 and 12.6%), Teacher Education & Professional Development (88 and 10.7%), and General Health & Physical Education (73 and 8.85%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $8,618 for in-state students and $22,289 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in La Grande, OR, the percentage of applicants admitted was 98.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 18.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,798 (41.4% men and 58.6% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 2,798 students enrolled in La Grande, OR, 41.4% men and 58.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,916 records, of which 60.6% were women and 39.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations
    104 degrees awarded
  2. General Health & Physical Education
    73 degrees awarded
  3. General Psychology
    49 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in La Grande, OR was Other Business Administration, Management, & Operations with 104 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in La Grande, OR according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Eastern Oregon University
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
825 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Eastern Oregon University with 825 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 307 men were awarded degrees from institutions in La Grande, OR, which is 0.593 times less than the 518 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 577 degrees mean that there were 4.85 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 119 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($8,618) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,091) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,305) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in La Grande, OR was $278,700 in 2024, which is 0.838 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $244,200 to $278,700, a 14.1% increase. The homeownership rate in La Grande, OR is 51.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in La Grande, OR have an average commute time of 13.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in La Grande, OR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$278,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$19,603
$2,832
Median Property Taxes
±$347

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In La Grande, OR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in La Grande, OR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

51.1%
Homeownership
2024
70.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 51.1% of the housing units in La Grande, OR were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 50.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$58,427
Median Household Income
± $6,092
5.54k
Number of Households
± 495

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.54k households in La Grande, OR grew to $58,427 from the previous year's value of $56,409.

The following chart displays the households in La Grande, OR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for La Grande, OR is from Oregon.
0.461
2023 Wage GINI in Oregon
0.463
2022 Wage GINI in Oregon

In 2023, the income inequality in Oregon was 0.461 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.437% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Oregon was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Oregon in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (67.7%)
  2. Carpooled (11.4%)
  3. Walked (9.67%)

In 2024, 67.7% of workers in La Grande, OR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.4%) and those who walked to work (9.67%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

13.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in La Grande, OR have a shorter commute time (13.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.18% of the workforce in La Grande, OR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in La Grande, OR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in La Grande, OR have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Grande, OR (2.66k out of 12.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Grande, OR is White, followed by Pacific Islander and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.6% of the population of La Grande, OR has health coverage, with 42% on employee plans, 26.5% on Medicaid, 13.4% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 1.12% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Oregon see 1,064 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,064 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1177 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 137 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.2% under 18 years, 30% between 18 and 34 years, 28.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.37%
Uninsured
42%
Employer Coverage
26.5%
Medicaid
13.4%
Medicare
10.6%
Non-Group
1.12%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in La Grande, OR grew by 8.61% from 5.87% to 6.37%.

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