Gray

Population: 5,524
Median household income: $57,472
Median home value: $155,200

Located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, Gray is a community with a population of 5,524. Its median household income of $57,472 runs below the Terrebonne Parish figure of $64,819.

From 2019 to 2023, Gray's population declined 7.1% from 5,944 to 5,524, while its median home value rose 3.3% from $150,200 to $155,200.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 51.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,524
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $57,472
Median home value: $155,200
Median gross rent: $1,118
Housing units: 2,329
Homeownership rate: 85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9445,524

Median household income

$48,773$57,472

Median home value

$150,200$155,200

Median gross rent

$917$1,118

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,944	$48,773	$150,200	$917
2020	6,366	$44,463	$87,200	$940
2021	6,208	$48,740	$138,000	$936
2022	5,951	$52,075	$144,000	$1,057
2023	5,524	$57,472	$155,200	$1,118

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	310	5.6%
5 to 17	942	17.1%
18 to 24	482	8.7%
25 to 34	852	15.4%
35 to 44	408	7.4%
45 to 54	918	16.6%
55 to 64	748	13.5%
65 to 74	562	10.2%
75 and over	302	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,836	51.3%
Black or African American	2,237	40.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	131	2.4%
Asian	79	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.0%
Two or more races	108	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	132	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.5%

High school graduate36.5%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	968	25.5%
High school graduate	1,385	36.5%
Some college or associate's	902	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	303	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	232	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit1.3%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,981	82.8%
Carpooled	230	9.6%
Public transit	31	1.3%
Walked	66	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	84	3.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	487	21.1%
15 to 29 min	1,308	56.7%
30 to 44 min	259	11.2%
45 to 59 min	92	4.0%
60+ min	162	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 11.3% (625 of 5,522)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,639	76.6%
Nonfamily households	502	23.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,141	91.9%
Vacant	188	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,839	85.9%
Renter-occupied	302	14.1%

1-unit, detached67.8%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,578	67.8%
1-unit, attached	15	0.6%
2 to 4 units	14	0.6%
5 to 19 units	18	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	704	30.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2231180
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.6780, -90.7831