Gray is a somewhat small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 5,518 people and four associated neighborhoods, Gray is the 84th largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gray is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gray is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gray who work in sales jobs (13.14%), office and administrative support (7.72%), and food service (7.46%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Gray has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Gray a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.The rate of college-level education in Gray is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.79% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Gray in 2022 was $27,479, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,916 for a family of four. However, Gray contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gray is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Gray home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gray residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gray include French, English, French Canadian, Irish, and Jamaican. The most common language spoken in Gray is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
