Gretna, VA Demographic Data
Gretna, VA Summary
Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County in Virginia
- Population: 1,409
- Area: 1.75 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.73 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 805.60 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 881.56 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Gretna, VA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
647
53%
50.8
Male
582
47%
49.2
Total Population
1,229
323,128,000
Gretna, VA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
88
7.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
81
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
31
2.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
53
4.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
68
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
114
9.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
64
5.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
116
9.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
127
10.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
63
5.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
225
18.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
135
11.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
64
5.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,004
81.7%
77.2
Female
585
58.3%
51.3
Male
419
41.7%
48.7
21 Years and over
961
78.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
477
38.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
424
34.5%
15.2
Female
252
59.4%
55.8
Male
172
40.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
55
0.0%
0.0
Gretna, VA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,189
96.7%
96.8
White
710
57.8%
72.6
Black or African American
473
38.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
6
0.5%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
40
3.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5
0.4%
17.8
Mexican
3
0.2%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,224
99.6%
82.2
Gretna, VA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
128
14.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
90
9.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
301
33.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
223
24.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
33
3.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
58
6.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
75
8.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
218
24.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
690
76.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
133
14.7%
31.2
Gretna, VA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
242
23.5%
33.7%
Now Married
485
47.1%
47.5
Divorced
108
10.5%
11.0%
Separated
40
3.9%
2.0
Widowed
154
15.0
5.8%
Gretna, VA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,141
100.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
0
0.0%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Gretna, VA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
59
10.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
55
9.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
132
23.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
107
18.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
53
9.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
61
10.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
66
11.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
22
3.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
5
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
8
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
27,375
57,617
Per capita income
19,793
31,128
Gretna, VA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
2
0.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
55
12.5%
9.8
Construction
43
9.8%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
84
19.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
8
1.8%
6.6
Information
2
0.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
101
22.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
29
6.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
21
4.8%
11.4
Public administration
25
5.7%
4.6
Retail trade
20
4.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
34
7.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
17
3.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
44
10.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
60
13.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
128
29.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
82
18.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
127
28.8%
18.1%
Gretna, VA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
441
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
369
83.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
36
8.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
22
5.0%
2.7
Other means
2
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
12
2.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.8
26.6
Gretna, VA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
48
8.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
213
37.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
173
30.5%
37.1
3 or more
134
23.6%
21.0
Gretna, VA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
568
87.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
318
56.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
250
44.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
78
12.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Gretna, VA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
646
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
8
1.2%
2.7
3 rooms
42
6.5%
9.1
4 rooms
108
16.7%
16.5
5 rooms
197
30.5%
19.8
6 rooms
105
16.3%
17.8
7 rooms
79
12.2%
12.0
8 rooms
48
7.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
59
9.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Gretna, VA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
646
1-unit, detached
483
74.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
9
1.4%
5.9
2-units
9
1.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
45
7.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
35
5.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
8
1.2%
4.4
20 or more units
29
4.5%
9.0
Mobile home
28
4.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Gretna, VA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
104
16.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
82
12.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
137
21.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
51
7.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
74
11.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
79
12.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
86
13.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
25
3.9%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
8
1.2%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Gretna, VA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
24
4.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
124
21.8%
4.7
Electricity
333
58.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
81
14.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
6
1.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Gretna, VA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
108
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
4
3.7%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
6
5.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
8
7.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
44
40.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
46
42.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
64
59.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
8
7.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
7
6.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
7
6.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
22
20.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Gretna, VA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
223
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
14
6.3%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
25
11.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
86
38.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
98
43.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
27
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
563
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
51
23.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
11
5.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
23
10.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
17
7.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
6.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
104
47.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
29
0.0%
0.0%
Gretna, VA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
318
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
27
8.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
125
39.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
82
25.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
38
11.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
24
7.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
22
6.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
102,800
205,000