Louisiana · Census place 31915
Gretna city, LA
Quick answer
Gretna city has 17,468 residents, ranking #28 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $46,045, the median home is worth $242,600 and median gross rent runs $1,017 a month.
- Population
- 17,468Gretna city residents
- Median household income
- $46,045Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $242,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,017Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 48.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gretna city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gretna city median would spend about 26.5% 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 5.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25% of residents and 48.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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