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Gretna, LA real estate and demographic information
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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Gretna NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Timberlane, McDonoghville, U.S. Route 90 (Bus) / Stumpf Blvd, Belle Chasse Hwy / Fairfield Ave, Behrman Hwy / Belle Chasse Hwy, 5th St / Huey P Long Ave, Franklin Ave / Burmaster St, Claire Ave / Westbank Expy, Belle Chasse Hwy / Lafayette St
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Gretna, LA Belle Chasse, Chalmette, Harahan, Harvey, Jefferson, Marrero, Metairie, New Orleans, Terrytown, Woodmere
POPULATION
17,338
Gretna, LA Information
| GRETNA INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 17,338 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 7,642 |
| GRETNA HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 45.25% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 45.33% |
| % VACANT | 9.42% |
| TYPE OF GRETNA HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 56.18% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 11.86% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 14.22% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 16.34% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 1.32% |
| OTHER | 0.08% |
| SIZE OF GRETNA HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 2.47% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 24.51% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 32.94% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 30.84% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 7.85% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.39% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 2.04% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 21.83% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 60.14% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 15.99% |
| GRETNA REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $138,620 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $586 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$93,000 | 18.83% |
| $93,001-$186,000 | 55.55% |
| $186,001-$372,000 | 21.75% |
| $372,001-$558,000 | 2.60% |
| $558,001-$745,000 | 0.23% |
| $745,001-$931,000 | 0.40% |
| $931,001-$1,396,000 | 0.00% |
| $1,396,001-$1,860,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,860,000 | 0.64% |
| PEOPLE OF Gretna | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.80% |
| 5 TO 17 | 17.40% |
| 18 TO 24 | 9.38% |
| 25 TO 34 | 14.92% |
| 35 TO 54 | 28.82% |
| 55 TO 64 | 8.57% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 14.10% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 70.26% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 11.02% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $28,065 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $15,735 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 24.19% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Retail (13.64%), Construction (10.71%), Healthcare (10.17%), Accomodation (8.31%), Manufacturing (8.07%), Education (6.41%), Other (5.61%), Administration (4.85%), Public Service (4.65%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (4.55%), Finance (4.39%), Transportation (4.30%), Wholesale (3.38%), Arts (2.38%), Information Technology (2.32%), Mining (2.20%), Real Estate (2.04%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 3.95% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 56.71% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 35.23% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.50% |
| ASIAN | 3.70% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 2.26% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.60% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 6.14% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (39.65%), Unclassified (20.03%), French (9.71%), German (7.49%), United States or American (6.01%), Italian (5.74%), Irish (2.96%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 6.21% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (81.55%) , Spanish (5.82%) , Vietnamese (2.15%) |
Gretna is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 17,338 people and ten constituent neighborhoods, Gretna is the 29th largest community in Louisiana.
Gretna is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gretna is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Gretna who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.15%), sales jobs (12.17%), and management occupations (6.66%).
One of the nice things about Gretna is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
Despite the fact that it is a small city, Gretna has quite a few people who take public transportation - mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the city for affordable transportation.
Gretna Information and Demographics
The percentage of people in Gretna with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.02% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Gretna in 2000 was $15,735, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,940 for a family of four.
Gretna is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gretna home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gretna is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gretna include French, German, Italian, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Gretna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
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