Gramercy

Population: 2,876
Median household income: $66,475
Median home value: $211,900

Gramercy, a community in St. James Parish, Louisiana, has 2,876 residents. The median household income of $66,475 is in line with the St. James Parish median ($64,536).

From 2019 to 2023, Gramercy's population declined 13.0% from 3,306 to 2,876, while its median home value rose 49.2% from $142,000 to $211,900.

17.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,876
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $66,475
Median home value: $211,900
Median gross rent: $1,293
Housing units: 1,143
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,3062,876

Median household income

$57,750$66,475

Median home value

$142,000$211,900

Median gross rent

$961$1,293

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,306	$57,750	$142,000	$961
2020	3,249	$65,625	$163,300	$935
2021	2,990	$73,220	$186,700	$897
2022	2,920	$81,438	$208,700	$862
2023	2,876	$66,475	$211,900	$1,293

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1721.5%

18 to 2414.7%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 743.8%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	117	4.1%
5 to 17	617	21.5%
18 to 24	422	14.7%
25 to 34	228	7.9%
35 to 44	479	16.7%
45 to 54	328	11.4%
55 to 64	370	12.9%
65 to 74	108	3.8%
75 and over	207	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	866	30.1%
Black or African American	1,986	69.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.2%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's35.5%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	193	11.2%
High school graduate	620	36.0%
Some college or associate's	610	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	201	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	96	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,246	85.2%
Carpooled	118	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	59	4.0%
Other means	22	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	317	22.6%
15 to 29 min	487	34.7%
30 to 44 min	388	27.7%
45 to 59 min	111	7.9%
60+ min	100	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 12.1% (346 of 2,867)

	Count	Share
Family households	733	76.9%
Nonfamily households	220	23.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	953	83.4%
Vacant	190	16.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	768	80.6%
Renter-occupied	185	19.4%

1-unit, detached76.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	870	76.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	137	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	136	11.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2230550
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 30.0619, -90.6936