Gretna, LA Demographic Data
Gretna, LA Summary
Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 17,720
- Area: 4.50 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.04 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.47 sq. miles
- Population Density: 3,936.02 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 0.00 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Gretna, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,755
49%
50.8
Male
9,077
51%
49.2
Total Population
17,832
323,128,000
Gretna, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,135
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,079
6.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
981
5.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
908
5.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,283
7.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,918
16.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,639
14.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,257
12.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,100
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,184
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,292
7.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
705
4.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
351
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
14,043
78.8%
77.2
Female
6,807
48.5%
51.3
Male
7,236
51.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
13,547
76.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,952
16.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,348
13.2%
15.2
Female
1,295
55.2%
55.8
Male
1,053
44.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Gretna, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
17,617
98.8%
96.8
White
9,281
52.0%
72.6
Black or African American
6,615
37.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
137
0.8%
0.8
Asian
239
1.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
9
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
24
0.1%
1.3
Filipino
19
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
15
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
155
0.9%
0.6
Other Asian
17
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
66
0.4%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
66
0.4%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,279
7.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
215
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,996
16.8%
17.8
Mexican
673
3.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
103
0.6%
1.7
Cuban
266
1.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,954
11.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
14,836
83.2%
82.2
Gretna, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,176
9.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,478
11.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,371
35.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,750
22.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
578
4.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,376
11.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
717
5.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,654
21.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,792
78.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,093
16.9%
31.2
Gretna, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
5,484
37.5%
33.7%
Now Married
5,480
37.4%
47.5
Divorced
2,172
14.8%
11.0%
Separated
553
3.8%
2.0
Widowed
948
6.5
5.8%
Gretna, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
13,441
80.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,256
19.5%
21.6%
Spanish
2,554
15.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
219
1.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
161
1.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
322
1.9%
1.1%
Gretna, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
756
11.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
652
9.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
966
14.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
761
11.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,059
15.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
983
14.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
640
9.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
640
9.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
178
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
221
3.2%
6.4
Median household income
39,232
57,617
Per capita income
25,092
31,128
Gretna, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
103
1.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
893
11.7%
9.8
Construction
1,119
14.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,124
14.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
380
5.0%
6.6
Information
87
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
608
8.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
346
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
766
10.0%
11.4
Public administration
577
7.6%
4.6
Retail trade
906
11.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
480
6.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
247
3.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,287
16.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,840
24.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,228
16.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,847
24.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,434
18.8%
18.1%
Gretna, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,371
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,619
76.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
962
13.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
211
2.9%
5.1
Walked
211
2.9%
2.7
Other means
196
2.7%
1.8
Worked at home
172
2.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.2
26.6
Gretna, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
966
14.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,969
43.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,148
31.3%
37.1
3 or more
773
11.3%
21.0
Gretna, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,856
85.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,289
48.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,567
52.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,128
14.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Gretna, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,984
1 room
324
4.1%
2.4
2 rooms
165
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
915
11.5%
9.1
4 rooms
2,060
25.8%
16.5
5 rooms
1,805
22.6%
19.8
6 rooms
1,211
15.2%
17.8
7 rooms
649
8.1%
12.0
8 rooms
316
4.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
539
6.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Gretna, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,984
1-unit, detached
4,850
60.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
801
10.0%
5.9
2-units
549
6.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
232
2.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
345
4.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
715
9.0%
4.4
20 or more units
435
5.4%
9.0
Mobile home
57
0.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Gretna, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
918
11.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
824
10.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,643
20.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,901
23.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,343
16.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
535
6.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
237
3.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
529
6.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
47
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
7
0.1%
1.4%
Gretna, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,183
46.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
69
1.0%
4.7
Electricity
3,547
51.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
6
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
51
0.7%
1.1
Gretna, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,822
47295100.0
Less than $500
18
1.0%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
91
5.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
102
5.6%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
108
5.9%
7.0%
$500 to $999
298
16.4%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
443
24.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
762
41.8%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
626
34.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
319
17.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
190
10.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
167
9.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
496
27.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
24
0.0%
0.0%
Gretna, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,285
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
18
0.5%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
85
2.6%
11.9%
Less than $500
366
11.1%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
908
27.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
1,908
58.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
282
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
842
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
328
10.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
298
9.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
451
14.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
420
13.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
320
10.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,399
43.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
351
0.0%
0.0%
Gretna, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,289
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
143
4.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
461
14.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
819
24.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
615
18.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
730
22.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
434
13.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
87
2.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
163,200
205,000