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Place dossier plate
SheetWY-LAGRANGE-WY · LaGrange, WY 368 pop · income 16th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around LaGrange
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest LaGrange on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Vina · lowest
40,469
Vina · lowest
40,469 median HH income
18.4% of the leader · rank #1
Grimes · near
47,566
Grimes · near
47,566 median HH income
21.6% of the leader · rank #2
South Fallsbu… · near
47,566
South Fallsbu… · near
47,566 median HH income
21.6% of the leader · rank #3
Cokedale · near
47,569
Cokedale · near
47,569 median HH income
21.6% of the leader · rank #4
Agency · near
47,569
Agency · near
47,569 median HH income
21.6% of the leader · rank #5
LaGrange · this city
47,571
LaGrange · this city
47,571 median HH income
21.6% of the leader · rank #6
Echo Hills · highest
220,306
Echo Hills · highest
220,306 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for LaGrange on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 368.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, LaGrange places in the 16th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
16th
percentile, household income
18th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: LaGrange, WY
Wyoming's LaGrange is a small town, with 368 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in LaGrange brings in $47,571 a year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 6.7%. The median resident age is 25.3 years. 23.1% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 51.4% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 0 residential units authorized here in 2024 (No Permits).
Living costs in Wyoming run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Wyoming at 92.7 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Below Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,044 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Wyoming run around $180, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Commute times here average 17.9 minutes, with 52.6% driving alone and 3.9% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 37.9 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of LaGrange's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to work and mobility to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For LaGrange, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, commute-mode shares, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Population change
Is LaGrange growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +7 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +1.9% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 0 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
What does the journey to work look like in LaGrange?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 52.6%. The reported mean trip to work is 17.9 minutes.
Which cities make useful reference points for LaGrange?
Within Wyoming, the closest population matches are Burns (365 residents, $49,851 income); Centennial (364 residents, $103,828 income); Sinclair (359 residents, $81,250 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Vina, AL (368 residents); Benton, CA (368 residents); Echo Hills, CO (368 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living B+
92.7 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate C-
6.7%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share D
23.1%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income F
$47,571
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
LaGrange profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 75/100 (B+) · 92.7 index
Poverty rate: 54/100 (C-) · 6.7%
Bachelor's+ share: 43/100 (D) · 23.1%
Household income: 17/100 (F) · $47,571
How does LaGrange compare to other US cities?
LaGrange measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income16% higher than other cities
Median rent18% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares LaGrange against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Wyoming only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Wyoming-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places LaGrange near the bottom of Wyoming's cities
Among the 150 Wyoming cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, LaGrange ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares LaGrange only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#122 of 135
10th percentile in Wyoming
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 150
0th percentile in Wyoming
Poverty Rate
#64 of 149
56th percentile in Wyoming
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#64 of 150
56th percentile in Wyoming
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Wyoming only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
16th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$47,571LaGrange, WY median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context LaGrange, WY median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for LaGrange, WY.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)23.1%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)6.7%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)51.4%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
368
Median Income
$47,571
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
25.3
Poverty Rate
6.7%
Labor force participation
51.4%
Bachelor's Degree+
23.1%
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
LaGrange's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
375 residents
2021
378 residents
2022
376 residents
2023
378 residents
2024
381 residents
2025
382 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
Total Permits (2024)
0
housing units authorized
Single-Family
0
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
0
0
0
-
2020
0
0
0
-
2021
0
0
0
-
2022
0
0
0
-
2023
0
0
0
-
2024
0
0
0
-
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
17.9 minutes
Drive Alone
52.6%
Carpool
5.3%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
38.2%
Work from Home
3.9%
Based on 152 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Wyoming statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $180
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Wyoming at $180 (electricity about $85 , water and sewer about $40 ).
These are Wyoming statewide averages, not a meter reading for LaGrange. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Wyoming's BEA cost-of-living index is 92.7 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around LaGrange is $1,044/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Wyoming statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 37.9 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Wyoming statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county LaGrange sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How LaGrange compares to similar-size Wyoming cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.