Louisiana · Census place 31180
Gray, LA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Gray, Louisiana (Gray, LA — Census place “Gray CDP”) is 5,524 residents, ranking #99 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $57,472, the median home is worth $155,200 and median gross rent runs $1,118 a month. Looking for the Gray Louisiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Gray, LA: 70359.
- Population
- 5,524Gray CDP residents
- Median household income
- $57,472Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $155,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,118Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 85.9%Owner-occupied households
Gray ZIP codes (Louisiana)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Gray.
The Gray LA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Gray CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gray CDP median would spend about 23.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.3% of residents and 85.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Gray CDP, LA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Gray CDP is a mid-size town in Louisiana, with 5,524 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #99 of 489 ranked by population — larger than 79% of them. The median age here is 39.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Gray CDP earn a median of $57,472 a year, 26.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 7% above the $53,775 median for the 268 Louisiana cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 11.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Gray CDP is valued at $155,200, 48.8% below the national figure and 10% below the $173,000 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,118 a month, 20.5% below the national figure, or roughly $13,416 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 85.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Louisiana.
- St. Martinville city 5,367
- Leesville city 5,610
- Grambling city 5,302
- Patterson city 5,801
- Chackbay CDP 5,287
- Larose CDP 5,937
- Brownfields CDP 5,263
- Elmwood CDP 6,022
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Gray CDP?
- Gray CDP has 5,524 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #99 of 489 in Louisiana.
- What is the median household income in Gray CDP?
- Median household income in Gray CDP is $57,472 a year, 26.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Gray CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,118 a month and the median home value is $155,200, so rent absorbs about 23.3% of median household income.
- Is Gray CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Gray CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Gray CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.