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La Grande, OR vs Lake Oswego, OR

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- Lake Oswego is 0% more densely populated than La Grande.
- People are 43.1% more likely to be married in Lake Oswego.
- The Median Age is 11.9 years older in Lake Oswego.
 La Grande, ORLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Population  Unlock40,390329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock45.938.4
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 Population - 201013,088  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock35,278285,036,114
 Population - 199011,766  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock12.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now13.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,748.193.4
 Land Area4.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 La Grande, ORLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock13.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 La Grande, ORLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 White85.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.7%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander2.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 La Grande, ORLake Oswego, ORUnited States
 Married Population43.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock60.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock38.4%50.2%
 Never Married37.1%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock10.5%10.8%
 Widowed7.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.452.60
 Households5,220  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock11,15080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.2%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,066  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for La Grande    6 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

When I moved to LaGrande in 2018, my son decided to go to college there. If you are curious about the EOU education, it's what a kid makes of it. He completed a degree  More

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Over 3 years ago

Don’t be fooled by thinking that scenery equals a good place to live. The town is too isolated to be this small with an over abundance of small minded, ignorant people  More

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Growing up in a different small town and making the journey to La Grande for college (home of Eastern Oregon University), I found the migration to La Grande's community  More

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Reviews for Lake Oswego    14 Reviews

I have lived occasionally in Lake Oswego with my sister who married a LO man and found it very sweet. He was raised there by hard-working parents who had fantastic work  More

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Over 6 years ago

Retired in Lake Oswego to be close to family and Live in a beautiful little city. We call it Paradise. We’ve had part-time property in Oregon for 20 years and we have  More

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Ive lived here 22 years and it has gone from a charming small town to a congested pass thru neighborhood. People are rude, traffic a nightmare and we hate it here but  More

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