Gretna

Population: 17,468
Median household income: $46,045
Median home value: $242,600

Gretna is a community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, home to 17,468 residents. Its median household income of $46,045 runs below the Jefferson Parish figure of $65,246.

From 2019 to 2023, Gretna's population declined 1.7% from 17,774 to 17,468, while its median home value rose 41.2% from $171,800 to $242,600.

The median gross rent is $1,017. 26.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,468
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $46,045
Median home value: $242,600
Median gross rent: $1,017
Housing units: 8,258
Homeownership rate: 48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,77417,468

Median household income

$47,244$46,045

Median home value

$171,800$242,600

Median gross rent

$883$1,017

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,774	$47,244	$171,800	$883
2020	17,746	$41,409	$154,900	$909
2021	17,836	$44,688	$205,200	$919
2022	17,640	$47,010	$228,700	$994
2023	17,468	$46,045	$242,600	$1,017

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,322	7.6%
5 to 17	2,606	14.9%
18 to 24	1,509	8.6%
25 to 34	2,638	15.1%
35 to 44	2,596	14.9%
45 to 54	1,901	10.9%
55 to 64	2,301	13.2%
65 to 74	1,366	7.8%
75 and over	1,229	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,802	38.9%
Black or African American	5,592	32.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	67	0.4%
Asian	438	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	64	0.4%
Two or more races	524	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,981	22.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.5%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,951	24.5%
High school graduate	3,367	28.0%
Some college or associate's	2,587	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,789	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,337	11.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,373	74.4%
Carpooled	981	13.6%
Public transit	101	1.4%
Walked	76	1.1%
Bicycle	114	1.6%
Worked from home	571	7.9%
Other means	6	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,556	23.4%
15 to 29 min	2,811	42.3%
30 to 44 min	1,666	25.0%
45 to 59 min	176	2.6%
60+ min	442	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 25.0% (4,084 of 16,326)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,688	49.7%
Nonfamily households	3,727	50.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,415	89.8%
Vacant	843	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,601	48.6%
Renter-occupied	3,814	51.4%

1-unit, detached55.6%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units15.5%

5 to 19 units15.2%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,595	55.6%
1-unit, attached	549	6.6%
2 to 4 units	1,278	15.5%
5 to 19 units	1,254	15.2%
20 or more units	471	5.7%
Mobile home & other	111	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2231915
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.04 sq mi
Water area: 0.46 sq mi
Center point: 29.9109, -90.0517