Lagrangeville is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 8,350 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lagrangeville is the 213th largest community in New York.
Housing costs in Lagrangeville are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.
Also of interest is that Lagrangeville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Lagrangeville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.06% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Lagrangeville is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Lagrangeville’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
In Lagrangeville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.84 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Despite being a small town, Lagrangeville has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The education level of Lagrangeville ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Lagrangeville, 44.96% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Lagrangeville in 2022 was $54,776, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $219,104 for a family of four. However, Lagrangeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lagrangeville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lagrangeville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lagrangeville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lagrangeville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.05% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lagrangeville include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Lagrangeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Indo-European.