Gretna vs Motley

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

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

Gretna has the higher population (1,275 vs 743 in Motley). Motley has the higher median household income ($45,833 vs $36,023 in Gretna). Gretna has the higher median home value ($140,900 vs $120,700 in Motley).

Population, income & housing

	Gretna	Motley
Population	1,275	743
Median age	53.6 yrs	57.7 yrs
Median household income	$36,023	$45,833
Median home value	$140,900	$120,700
Median gross rent	$850	$822
Housing units	707	392
Homeownership rate	48.4%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	4.6%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gretna	Motley
Population	1,302 → 1,275 (-2.1%)	700 → 743 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$30,841 → $36,023 (+16.8%)	$47,955 → $45,833 (-4.4%)
Median home value	$102,500 → $140,900 (+37.5%)	$92,400 → $120,700 (+30.6%)
Median gross rent	$623 → $850 (+36.4%)	$634 → $822 (+29.7%)

Gretna

Population

1,3021,275

Median household income

$30,841$36,023

Median home value

$102,500$140,900

Median gross rent

$623$850

Motley

Population

700743

Median household income

$47,955$45,833

Median home value

$92,400$120,700

Median gross rent

$634$822

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gretna	Motley
Under 5	1.6%	1.7%
5 to 17	13.6%	5.8%
18 to 24	6.7%	5.2%
25 to 34	12.2%	3.6%
35 to 44	9.4%	2.8%
45 to 54	7.0%	13.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	33.8%
65 to 74	10.3%	19.9%
75 and over	24.4%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gretna	Motley
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	82.4%
Black or African American	30.7%	13.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gretna	Motley
No high school diploma	26.9%	20.8%
High school graduate	44.8%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	15.5%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.1%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gretna	Motley
Drove alone	80.0%	87.4%
Carpooled	2.6%	2.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	10.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gretna	Motley
1-unit, detached	78.1%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	28.6%

Poverty & households

	Gretna	Motley
Poverty rate	35.9%	14.1%
Average household size	1.95	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	18	30
Median year structure built	1963	1975