Gretna, Louisiana Neighborhood Info

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Gretna, Louisiana QuickFacts

	Gretna, Louisiana	United States
Total population	17,423	281,421,906
State	Louisiana
City	gretna

Gretna, Louisiana Population

	Gretna, Louisiana	%, Gretna, Louisiana	United States
Male	8,717	50.03%	49.06%
Female	8,706	49.97%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.6		35.3

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	Gretna, Louisiana	%, Gretna, Louisiana	United States
18 years and over	13,268	76.15%	74.31%
21 years and over	12,518	71.85%	69.97%
62 years and over	2,821	16.19%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,436	13.98%	12.43%

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	Gretna, Louisiana	%, Gretna, Louisiana	United States
White	9,813	56.32%	75.14%
Black or African American	6,191	35.53%	12.32%
Asian	543	3.12%	3.64%
Some other race	571	3.28%	5.46%
Two or more races	305	1.75%	2.43%

Gretna, Louisiana Housing

	Gretna, Louisiana	%, Gretna, Louisiana	United States
Total households	6,958		105,480,101
Family households (families)	4,286	61.6%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,672	38.4%	31.94%

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	Gretna, Louisiana	%, Gretna, Louisiana	United States
Total housing units	7,642		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	707	9.25%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	6,958	91.05%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	3,504	45.85%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	3,454	45.2%	30.77%

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	Gretna, Louisiana	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	571	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,752	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	546	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	173	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	84	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	14	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	16	0.57%
Median (dollars)	75,400	119,600

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	Gretna, Louisiana	%, Gretna, Louisiana	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,415	20.34%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	1,861	26.75%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	974	14.0%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	810	11.64%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	626	9.0%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,236	17.76%	9.65%

Gretna, Louisiana Education

	Gretna, Louisiana	%, Gretna, Louisiana	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	4,071		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	343	8.43%	6.47%
Kindergarten	221	5.43%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,911	46.94%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	912	22.4%	21.38%
College or graduate school	684	16.8%	22.81%

Gretna, Louisiana Economy

	Gretna, Louisiana	%, Gretna, Louisiana	United States
Population 16 years and over	13,724		217,168,077
In labor force	7,544	54.97%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	7,515	54.76%	63.39%
- - Employed	6,863	50.01%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	652	4.75%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.7		5.8
- Armed Forces	29	0.21%	0.53%
Not in labor force	6,180	45.03%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	6,948	50.63%	51.66%
In labor force	3,399	24.77%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	3,393	24.72%	29.65%
- - Employed	3,069	22.36%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,336	9.73%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	731		12,787,501

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	Gretna, Louisiana	%, Gretna, Louisiana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	6,989		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,211	17.33%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	674	9.64%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,264	18.09%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,284	18.37%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,136	16.25%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	813	11.63%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	335	4.79%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	175	2.5%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	54	0.77%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	43	0.62%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	28,065		41,994

	Gretna, Louisiana	%, Gretna, Louisiana	United States
With earnings	5,196	37.86%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	39,737		56,604
With Social Security income	1,853	13.5%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,744		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	471	3.43%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,669		6,320
With public assistance income	254	1.85%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,439		3,032
With retirement income	1,008	7.34%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,865		17,376

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