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Gretna, Louisiana Economy Profile

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 Gretna, Louisiana United States
StateLouisiana
CityGretna
Total population17,423 281,421,906
Male8,717138,053,563
Female8,706143,368,343
Median age (years)35.635.3
Total households6,958105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)28,06541,994

Gretna, Louisiana Economy

54.97% of people are in the labor force of Gretna, Louisiana. The total population of Gretna, Louisiana is seventeen thousand, four hundred and twenty-three people. Per capita income in Gretna, Louisiana is equal to fifteen thousand, seven hundred and thirty-five dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in Gretna, Louisiana, receive twenty-eight thousand, two hundred and fifty-nine dollars, female full-time, year-round workers in Gretna, Louisiana, are paid $21,019. There are four hundred and fifty-eight families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up six point six six percent of workers in Gretna, Louisiana. 78.41% comprise private wage and salary workers in Gretna, Louisiana. There are 16 Unpaid family workers in Gretna, Louisiana. Three hundred and nineteen people are involved in public administration. 16.58% of workers provide educational, health and social services in Gretna, Louisiana. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in Gretna, Louisiana is as follows: 5.41%.

 Gretna, Louisiana %, Gretna, Louisiana United States
Population 16 years and over13,724  217,168,077
In labor force7,544 54.97%63.92%
- Civilian labor force7,515 54.76%63.39%
- - Employed6,863 50.01%59.73%
- - Unemployed652 4.75%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force8.7  5.8
- Armed Forces29 0.21%0.53%
Not in labor force6,180 45.03%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over6,948 50.63%51.66%
In labor force3,399 24.77%29.72%
- Civilian labor force3,393 24.72%29.65%
- - Employed3,069 22.36%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years1,336 9.73%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force731  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over6,636  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone4,849 73.07%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,091 16.44%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)321 4.84%4.73%
Walked159 2.4%2.93%
Other means139 2.09%1.19%
Worked at home77 1.16%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)24.8 0.37%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over6,863  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations1,659 24.17%33.65%
Service occupations1,410 20.54%14.86%
Sales and office occupations1,806 26.32%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations44 0.64%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,019 14.85%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations925 13.48%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining215 3.13%1.87%
Construction735 10.71%6.78%
Manufacturing554 8.07%14.1%
Wholesale trade232 3.38%3.6%
Retail trade936 13.64%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities371 5.41%5.2%
Information159 2.32%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing441 6.43%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services645 9.4%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,138 16.58%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services733 10.68%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)385 5.61%4.87%
Public administration319 4.65%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers5,381 78.41%78.47%
Government workers1,009 14.7%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business457 6.66%6.63%
Unpaid family workers16 0.23%0.31%
 Gretna, Louisiana %, Gretna, Louisiana United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households6,989  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,211 17.33%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999674 9.64%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,264 18.09%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,284 18.37%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,136 16.25%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999813 11.63%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999335 4.79%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999175 2.5%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99954 0.77%2.2%
$200,000 or more43 0.62%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)28,065  41,994
With earnings5,196 37.86%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)39,737  56,604
With Social Security income1,853 13.5%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,744  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income471 3.43%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,669  6,320
With public assistance income254 1.85%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,439  3,032
With retirement income1,008 7.34%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)12,865  17,376
 
Families4,346  72,261,780
Less than $10,000548 12.61%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999379 8.72%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999679 15.62%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999829 19.08%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999769 17.69%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999610 14.04%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999287 6.6%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999148 3.41%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99954 1.24%2.75%
$200,000 or more43 0.99%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)31,881  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)15,735  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers28,259  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers21,019  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families906  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years703 77.59%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years292 32.23%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present458  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years398 86.9%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years145 31.66%42.27%
 
Individuals4,017  33,899,812
18 years and over2,574 64.08%65.35%
- 65 years and over495 12.32%9.7%
Related children under 18 years1,408 35.05%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years959 23.87%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,055 26.26%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.