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Gretna, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $258,213 (it was $74,500 in 2000)
Gretna:

$258,213
Louisiana:

$209,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $154,601 - $358,921

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $288,865
Here:

$288,865
State:

$273,555

Townhouses or other attached units: $252,003
Here:

$252,003
State:

$297,713

In 2-unit structures: $235,139
Here:

$235,139
State:

$325,117

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $283,701
Here:

$283,701
State:

$257,054

Mobile homes: $32,296
Here:

$32,296
State:

$89,857

Total population: 17,845 (Urban population: 17,338, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 8,565 (7,717 occupied: 3,825 owner occupied, 3,885 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

50%
State:

32%

Housing density: 2,450 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $664,174.

Median contract rent in 2022: $831 (lower quartile is $658, upper quartile is $992)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $735


Median gross rent in Gretna, LA in 2022: $991

Housing units in Gretna with a mortgage: 1,887 (89 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $97,009

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $55,998

Median monthly housing costs: $987

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Gretna, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1961

Median year apartment built: 1969

Household type by relationship:

Households: 17,223
  • Male householders: 3,573 (1,548 living alone), Female householders: 3,923 (1,565 living alone)
  • 1,843 spouses (1,825 opposite-sex spouses), 576 unmarried partners, (574 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,339 children (4,070 natural, 124 adopted, 144 stepchildren), 352 grandchildren, 212 brothers or sisters, 216 parents, 10 foster children, 486 other relatives, 647 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,041

Size of family households: 1,632 2-persons, 959 3-persons, 686 4-persons, 288 5-persons, 79 6-persons, 86 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,428 1-person, 471 2-persons, 141 3-persons.

1,356 married couples with children.
1,529 single-parent households (457 men, 1,072 women).

77.1% of residents of Gretna speak English at home.
17.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (37% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 32% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 40% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,822 (16.4%)
(28.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gretna, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gretna, Louisiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1661 bedroom
  • 8012 bedrooms
  • 1,9993 bedrooms
  • 7444 bedrooms
  • 1155+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gretna, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gretna, Louisiana
  • 267no bedroom
  • 1,5281 bedroom
  • 1,3092 bedrooms
  • 6823 bedrooms
  • 1004 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Gretna in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Gretna in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 432no vehicle
  • 1,3761 vehicle
  • 1,4912 vehicles
  • 3833 vehicles
  • 1374 vehicles
  • 75+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Gretna in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Gretna in renter-occupied apartments
  • 907no vehicle
  • 2,1641 vehicle
  • 6622 vehicles
  • 1123 vehicles
  • 154 vehicles
  • 255+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gretna, Louisiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gretna, Louisiana
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1403 rooms
  • 6294 rooms
  • 5955 rooms
  • 9616 rooms
  • 5727 rooms
  • 4478 rooms
  • 4829+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gretna, Louisiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gretna, Louisiana
  • 2441 room
  • 1432 rooms
  • 1,0943 rooms
  • 1,1884 rooms
  • 7075 rooms
  • 1996 rooms
  • 2157 rooms
  • 388 rooms
  • 589+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Gretna, LA
  • Gretna, LA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Gretna, LA in 2022
  • 1,026Less than $10,000
  • 1,278$10,000 to $19,999
  • 864$20,000 to $29,999
  • 444$30,000 to $39,999
  • 509$40,000 to $49,999
  • 618$50,000 to $59,999
  • 826$60,000 to $74,999
  • 594$75,000 to $99,999
  • 527$100,000 to $124,999
  • 355$125,000 to $149,999
  • 270$150,000 to $199,999
  • 469$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Gretna, LA

  • Distribution of house value in Gretna, LA in 2022
  • 10Less than $10,000
  • 9$10,000 to $14,999
  • 8$15,000 to $19,999
  • 24$20,000 to $24,999
  • 25$25,000 to $29,999
  • 30$30,000 to $34,999
  • 13$50,000 to $59,999
  • 41$70,000 to $79,999
  • 33$80,000 to $89,999
  • 44$90,000 to $99,999
  • 381$100,000 to $124,999
  • 223$125,000 to $149,999
  • 307$150,000 to $174,999
  • 167$175,000 to $199,999
  • 430$200,000 to $249,999
  • 623$250,000 to $299,999
  • 959$300,000 to $399,999
  • 319$400,000 to $499,999
  • 120$500,000 to $749,999
  • 53$750,000 to $999,999
  • 9$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Gretna, LA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Gretna, LA in 2022
  • 64$100 to $149
  • 77$150 to $199
  • 29$200 to $249
  • 22$300 to $349
  • 6$350 to $399
  • 52$400 to $449
  • 13$450 to $499
  • 42$500 to $549
  • 93$550 to $599
  • 315$600 to $649
  • 441$650 to $699
  • 197$700 to $749
  • 431$750 to $799
  • 771$800 to $899
  • 363$900 to $999
  • 477$1,000 to $1,249
  • 170$1,250 to $1,499
  • 95$1,500 to $1,999
  • 24$2,000 to $2,499
  • 199No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.3%
Number of people working at home: 542 (7.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 162
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 557
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 939
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,223
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,137
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 502
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,087
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 176
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 312
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 175
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 403
  • 90 or more minutes: 125
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Gretna

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 6,643 (72.3%)
  • Carpooled: 1,236 (13.4%)
  • Bus: 84 (0.9%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 19 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 287 (3.1%)
  • Bicycle: 17 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 104 (1.1%)
  • Worked at home: 542 (5.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.8%Males
  • 3.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 4.3%Males
  • 9.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 3.5%Males
  • 30.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 27.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.3%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 12.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Gretna, Louisiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Gretna, Louisiana
  • 1,7742010 or later
  • 6202000 to 2009
  • 4171990 to 1999
  • 2401980 to 1989
  • 1901970 to 1979
  • 131Before 1970
Ancestries in Gretna, LA

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 589 (5.4%)
  • American: 518 (4.7%)
  • French: 387 (3.5%)
  • German: 298 (2.7%)
  • Irish: 176 (1.6%)
  • English: 171 (1.6%)
  • European: 169 (1.5%)
  • African: 125 (1.1%)
  • Dutch: 121 (1.1%)
  • Arab: 111 (1.0%)
  • Moroccan: 63 (0.6%)
  • French Canadian: 55 (0.5%)
  • Greek: 44 (0.4%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 28 (0.3%)
  • Syrian: 27 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 25 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 17 (0.2%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 17 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 11 (0.1%)
  • Basque: 10 (0.09%)
  • Portuguese: 10 (0.09%)
  • Russian: 10 (0.09%)
  • Polish: 8 (0.07%)
  • British: 7 (0.06%)
  • Cajun: 6 (0.05%)
  • Swiss: 6 (0.05%)
  • Scottish: 4 (0.04%)
  • West Indian: 4 (0.04%)
  • Egyptian: 2 (0.02%)
  • Austrian: 1 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Honduras
Gretna:

69.0% (2,264)
Louisiana:

18.9% (37,225)

Mexico
Gretna:

9.4% (308)
Louisiana:

12.1% (23,732)

Cuba
Gretna:

9.0% (296)
Louisiana:

3.1% (6,172)

Vietnam
Gretna:

5.4% (177)
Louisiana:

9.2% (18,115)

Netherlands
Gretna:

3.1% (101)
Louisiana:

0.3% (632)

Israel
Gretna:

2.7% (87)
Louisiana:

0.5% (901)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 11,625
  • Other state: 2,325
  • Northeast: 400
  • Midwest: 394
  • South: 1,220
  • West: 302

84.5% of Gretna residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 89.7% lived in Louisiana.


Gretna:

84.5%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 292
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 46
  • 5th and 6th grade: 235
  • 7th and 8th grade: 48
  • 9th grade: 151
  • 10th grade: 264
  • 11th grade: 116
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 191
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,637
  • Less than 1 year of college: 454
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 625
  • Associate degree: 219
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,026
  • Master's degree: 311
  • Professional school degree: 119
  • Doctorate degree: 211
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 120
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 73
  • 5th and 6th grade: 86
  • 7th and 8th grade: 363
  • 9th grade: 212
  • 10th grade: 47
  • 11th grade: 285
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 291
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,448
  • Less than 1 year of college: 675
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 724
  • Associate degree: 314
  • Bachelor's degree: 846
  • Master's degree: 477
  • Professional school degree: 177
  • Doctorate degree: 131
Educational Attainment for Females
Gretna marital status for males
Gretna marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,040
  • One, attached: 592
  • Two: 597
  • 3 or 4: 507
  • 5 to 9: 751
  • 10 to 19: 546
  • 20 to 49: 285
  • 50 or more: 145
  • Mobile homes: 97
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.7%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Gretna
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Gretna, LA
  • 67.2%Utility gas
  • 32.1%Electricity
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Gretna, LA
  • 73.7%Electricity
  • 25.1%Utility gas
  • 1.2%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 489
Here:

30.0%
Louisiana:

19.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 170
Here:

28.1%
Louisiana:

18.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 94
Here:

16.0%
Louisiana:

17.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability