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%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Gretna are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Gretna, even though it is a small city, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the city who have a need for low-cost 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.