Gretna vs Kenner

A side-by-side comparison of Gretna and Kenner: population, income, housing, and more.

Gretna and Kenner are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kenner has the higher population (65,113 vs 17,468 in Gretna). Kenner has the higher median household income ($64,099 vs $46,045 in Gretna). Gretna has the higher median home value ($242,600 vs $241,800 in Kenner).

Population, income & housing

	Gretna	Kenner
Population	17,468	65,113
Median age	37.3 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$46,045	$64,099
Median home value	$242,600	$241,800
Median gross rent	$1,017	$1,129
Housing units	8,258	27,984
Homeownership rate	48.6%	61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gretna	Kenner
Population	17,774 → 17,468 (-1.7%)	66,777 → 65,113 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$47,244 → $46,045 (-2.5%)	$54,975 → $64,099 (+16.6%)
Median home value	$171,800 → $242,600 (+41.2%)	$182,100 → $241,800 (+32.8%)
Median gross rent	$883 → $1,017 (+15.2%)	$969 → $1,129 (+16.5%)

Gretna

Population

17,77417,468

Median household income

$47,244$46,045

Median home value

$171,800$242,600

Median gross rent

$883$1,017

Kenner

Population

66,77765,113

Median household income

$54,975$64,099

Median home value

$182,100$241,800

Median gross rent

$969$1,129

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gretna	Kenner
Under 5	7.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	14.9%	16.8%
18 to 24	8.6%	7.3%
25 to 34	15.1%	13.0%
35 to 44	14.9%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.1%
65 to 74	7.8%	11.7%
75 and over	7.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gretna	Kenner
White (non-Hispanic)	38.9%	41.7%
Black or African American	32.0%	18.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	2.5%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.4%	1.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	22.8%	29.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gretna	Kenner
No high school diploma	24.5%	15.3%
High school graduate	28.0%	27.4%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gretna	Kenner
Drove alone	74.4%	78.8%
Carpooled	13.6%	12.5%
Public transit	1.4%	0.5%
Walked	1.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	4.3%
Other means	0.1%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gretna	Kenner
1-unit, detached	55.6%	60.6%
1-unit, attached	6.6%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	15.5%	11.4%
5 to 19 units	15.2%	11.7%
20 or more units	5.7%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Gretna	Kenner
Poverty rate	25.0%	14.5%
Average household size	2.20	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1966	1977