La Grande

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  3. La Grande Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. La Grande Employment Information
  5. La Grande Family Information
  6. La Grande Education Information
  7. La Grande Public Benefits Information
  8. La Grande Criminal Information
  9. La Grande Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. La Grande Zip Codes


La Grande Legal Resources Back to top

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La Grande Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 15,256
  • Land Area (2000): 481.451 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.172 square kilometers
La Grande Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 12,186 2002 12,688 2005 12,531
2000 12,638 2003 12,392 2006 12,644
2001 12,512 2004 12,403 2007 12,288

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Houses (2000): 6,567
La Grande Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 13,258 87.19%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 457 3.01%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,491 9.81%

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La Grande Employment Information Back to top
La Grande Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Wood Manufacturing 347 9.63%
2. Educational Services 323 8.96%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 281 7.80%
4. Public Administration 263 7.30%
5. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 250 6.94%
6. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 235 6.52%
7. Construction 223 6.19%
8. Health Care 155 4.30%
9. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 124 3.44%
10. Rail Transportation 118 3.28%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 98 2.72%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 82 2.28%
13. Repair and Maintenance 78 2.16%
14. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 76 2.11%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 71 1.97%
16. Gasoline Stations 54 1.50%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 54 1.50%
18. Department and Other General Stores 53 1.47%
19. Finance and Insurance 52 1.44%
20. Other Transportation 52 1.44%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 715 21.42%
2. Health Care 441 13.21%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 379 11.35%
4. Public Administration 236 7.07%
5. Department and Other General Stores 143 4.28%
6. Finance and Insurance 128 3.83%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 123 3.68%
8. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 108 3.24%
9. Social Assistance 107 3.21%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 82 2.46%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 80 2.40%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 76 2.28%
13. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 69 2.07%
14. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 59 1.77%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 56 1.68%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 51 1.53%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 44 1.32%
18. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 43 1.29%
19. Construction 42 1.26%
20. Wood Manufacturing 38 1.14%

La Grande Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 242 6.72%
2. Other Sales and Related Occupations 196 5.44%
3. Other Management Occupations 180 5.00%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 140 3.89%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 118 3.28%
6. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 114 3.16%
7. Other Installation / Maintenance 113 3.14%
8. Vehicle Mechanics 105 2.91%
9. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 104 2.89%
10. Assemblers and Fabricators 102 2.83%
11. Farmers and Farm Managers 96 2.66%
12. Other Food Preparation and Servers 94 2.61%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 83 2.30%
14. Rail and Water Transportation 83 2.30%
15. Law Enforcement Workers 74 2.05%
16. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 74 2.05%
17. Other Construction Trades 72 2.00%
18. Postsecondary Teachers 72 2.00%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 71 1.97%
20. Drafters / Engineering / Mappers 64 1.78%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 210 6.29%
2. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 184 5.51%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 176 5.27%
4. Other Office and Admin Support 147 4.40%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 147 4.40%
6. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 146 4.37%
7. Other Management Occupations 144 4.31%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 141 4.22%
9. Other Personal Care, Not child care 116 3.48%
10. Waiters and Waitresses 110 3.30%
11. Registered Nurses 104 3.12%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 103 3.09%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 88 2.64%
14. Cashiers 83 2.49%
15. Business Operations Specialists 77 2.31%
16. Health Technologists and Technicians 77 2.31%
17. Other Food Preparation and Servers 77 2.31%
18. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 74 2.22%
19. Postsecondary Teachers 73 2.19%
20. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 67 2.01%

La Grande Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,867 48.35%
15-35 hours 1,970 16.24%
1-14 hours 589 4.85%
No regular hours 3,708 30.56%

La Grande Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 183 2.80%
5 AM-5:29 AM 149 2.28%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 297 4.55%
6 AM-6:29 AM 333 5.10%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 752 11.51%
7 AM-7:29 AM 813 12.45%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 1,381 21.15%
8 AM-8:29 AM 624 9.55%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 247 3.78%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 335 5.13%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 172 2.63%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 84 1.29%
Noon-3:59 PM 591 9.05%
4 PM-11:59 PM 570 8.73%

La Grande Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 789 12.08%
5-9 2,423 37.10%
10-14 1,837 28.13%
15-19 658 10.08%
20-24 296 4.53%
25-29 57 0.87%
30-34 166 2.54%
35-39 16 0.24%
40-44 26 0.40%
45-59 81 1.24%
60-89 66 1.01%
At least 90 116 1.78%

La Grande Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 5 0.08% 6,055 92.71%
30-44 0 0.00% 208 3.18%
45-59 0 0.00% 81 1.24%
At least 60 0 0.00% 182 2.79%

La Grande Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 134 1.95%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 769 11.20%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,084 74.02%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 2 0.03%
Color 4 Box Other 17 0.25%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 5 0.07%
Color 6 Box Walked 520 7.57%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 337 4.91%

La Grande Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


La Grande Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 6,164 (14,573 people)
Families (2000): 3,847 (11,166 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,610
People at same address in 1995: 6,331
La Grande Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 899 14.58%
$10,000-$14,999 578 9.38%
$15,000-$19,999 452 7.33%
$20,000-$24,999 471 7.64%
$25,000-$29,999 380 6.16%
$30,000-$34,999 460 7.46%
$35,000-$39,999 448 7.27%
$40,000-$44,999 370 6.00%
$45,000-$49,999 361 5.86%
$50,000-$59,999 371 6.02%
$60,000-$74,999 588 9.54%
$75,000-$99,999 458 7.43%
$100,000-$124,999 141 2.29%
$125,000-$149,999 93 1.51%
$150,000-$199,999 49 0.79%
$200,000 or more 45 0.73%

La Grande Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,816 29.49%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,816 29.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 406 6.59%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 819 13.30%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 99 1.61%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 687 11.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 35 0.57%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 299 4.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 9 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 99 1.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 72 1.17%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.03%

La Grande Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,692 27.98%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,333 13.91%
Public Assistance 269 1.60%
Retirement 973 5.80%
Self Employment 935 5.58%
Social Security 1,720 10.26%
Supplemental Security 257 1.53%
Wage / Salary 4,497 26.82%
Other 1,094 6.52%

La Grande Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,789 58.07%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,292 41.93%

La Grande Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 558 9.52%
Color 1 Box Married 3,322 56.67%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,791 30.55%
Color 3 Box Widowed 191 3.26%

La Grande Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 852 13.24%
Color 1 Box Married 3,302 51.31%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,607 24.97%
Color 3 Box Widowed 674 10.47%

La Grande Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


La Grande Education Information Back to top
La Grande Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 456 3.92%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,197 10.30%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,062 26.34%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 3,727 32.05%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 732 6.30%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,612 13.86%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 841 7.23%

La Grande Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 123 0.81% 62 0.41% 185 1.21%
Kindergarten 163 1.07% 11 0.07% 174 1.14%
Grades 1-4 706 4.63% 70 0.46% 776 5.09%
Grades 5-8 707 4.63% 36 0.24% 743 4.87%
Grades 9-12 970 6.36% 26 0.17% 996 6.53%
Undergrad college 1,615 10.59% 37 0.24% 1,652 10.83%
Graduate or professional school 75 0.49% 18 0.12% 93 0.61%
Total 4,359 28.57% 260 1.70% 4,619 30.28%

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La Grande Public Benefits Information Back to top
La Grande Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 12,385 85.13%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,163 14.87%

La Grande Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


La Grande Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 41
La Grande Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 0.903 0.246 0.000 0.082 1.231 0.082 4.595 23.305 1.231 29.214
2000 1.029 0.158 0.000 0.237 1.424 0.079 4.589 21.443 1.662 27.773
2001 0.719 0.400 0.000 0.559 1.678 0.400 4.556 24.057 1.918 30.930
2002 0.394 0.000 0.000 0.315 0.709 0.079 5.044 22.699 1.182 29.004
2003 0.726 0.000 0.000 0.161 0.888 0.000 5.730 23.241 1.856 30.826
2004 0.806 0.484 0.081 0.242 1.613 0.323 5.886 20.560 1.532 27.977
2005 1.037 0.239 0.000 0.399 1.676 0.160 5.347 17.078 1.516 23.941
2006 1.186 0.791 0.000 0.079 2.056 0.475 4.745 20.879 1.186 26.811
2007 1.546 0.244 0.000 0.081 1.872 0.570 6.673 27.913 1.546 36.133

La Grande Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 15 18
2005 15 18
2006 15 18
2007 15 18

La Grande Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 371
2000 369
2001 408
2002 377

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La Grande Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
La Grande Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,878 12.31%
10-19 Years 2,465 16.16%
20-29 Years 2,560 16.78%
30-39 Years 1,651 10.82%
40-49 Years 2,237 14.66%
50-59 Years 1,734 11.37%
60-69 Years 1,077 7.06%
70-79 Years 874 5.73%
80-89 Years 653 4.28%
90+ Years 127 0.83%

La Grande Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 7,343 48.13%
Color 1 Box Female 7,913 51.87%

La Grande Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 14,026 91.94%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 423 2.77%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 239 1.57%
Color 2 Box Asian 168 1.10%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 120 0.79%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 119 0.78%
Color 1 Box African-American 103 0.68%
Color 6 Box Other Race 58 0.38%

La Grande Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 3,159 22.35%
2. English 2,196 15.54%
3. Irish 1,805 12.77%
4. United States Or American 1,460 10.33%
5. French Non-Basque 629 4.45%
6. Scotch Irish 556 3.93%
7. Norwegian 462 3.27%
8. Swedish 459 3.25%
9. Dutch 443 3.13%
10. Scottish 438 3.10%

La Grande Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 13,410 94.30%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 471 3.31%
3. Other Pacific Island 102 0.72%
4. German 57 0.40%
5. Japanese 41 0.29%
6. French 29 0.20%
7. Chinese 26 0.18%
8. Other Indic 25 0.18%
9. Other Native North American 14 0.10%
10. Other Indo European 12 0.08%

La Grande Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 14,692 96.62%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 167 1.10%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 347 2.28%

La Grande Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
La Grande Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


La Grande Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
97850