County profile
Lagrange County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#1110 of 3,127 US counties by GDP74th-percentile growthmore diversified than 3% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$2.5B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
13,799
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
977
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$50.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
41,305
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.3%
Median HH income
$84.5k±$3.7k
Bachelor's degree+
11.5%±1.6%
Poverty rate
5.9%±1.4%
Business applications
355 · 2025
Retail establishments
141
34.3/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1FS BancorpFinancial Services$70.7M61CHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing61%
Retail trade12%
Health care8%
Construction7%
Food & accommodation6%
Wholesale trade6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
41,305
residents · 2025 · +1.9% since 2020
Income per capita $55.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−1,338
International migration+90
Natural change+2,030
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.9B2019
$1.7B2020
$2.0B2021
$2.4B2022
$2.3B2023
$2.5B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$255.9k±$15.9k
Median gross rent
$839/mo±$24/mo
Vacancy rate
14.9%±2.1%
Affordability
5.1× wages
Residential permits
$38.3M
153 units · 3.7/1k pop
FEMA risk score
62.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$977/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 92Hail 87Tornado 81
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2112016
2202017
2382018
2482019
2542020
2882021
3262022
3522023
4132024
4222025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 11% since 20211382021
1802022
1362023
1362024
1532025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
12.4 km
I-80
Nearest freight rail
13.2 km
MSO
Nearest port
101.1 km
RIETH-RILEY CONSTRUCTION CENTRAL DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
66.6 km
KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$50.4k
avg. annual pay · +16% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lagrange?
Lagrange's economy produced $2.5B in 2024, growing 6.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.