Gretna.
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Louisiana·Jefferson County
8 tracts·17K people·$257K median·4,240/mi²
White 38 · Black 30 · Hispanic 24 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1
Living alone 43 · Other 30 · Married couple 27
Retail 26 · Public admin 21 · Professional 15 · Leisure 13 · Health 10 · Manufacturing 10 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 29 · Service 24 · Construction · maintenance 19 · Sales · office 18 · Production · transport 10
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 22 · Work from home 7 · Bike 3 · Walk 2 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Gretna is $257,400 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Gretna has 17,389 residents across 7 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.3; the population is 38.0% White, 30.0% Black, 24.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% Asian, 2.8% Multiracial and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 24.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 26.9% (Census ACS).
Gretna No. 2 Academy for Advanced Studies (91%), Ruppel Academie Francaise (81%) and Shirley Johnson/Gretna Park Elementary School (25%) lead the elementary schools; Frederick Douglass Community School is the middle school with reported scores (6%); Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies (86%) and Young Audiences Charter High School (19%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,060/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Gretna is $43,110 a year, 50% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Gretna, median rent is $1,060/month and the median home value is $257,400 (Census ACS).
Gretna reported 4.7 violent crimes and 37.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 47°F; there are 114 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 66 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Gretna are lightning (71), heat wave (69) and hail (68), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Gretna, 2.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).