Gretna is a medium-sized city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 17,185 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Gretna is the 25th largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gretna is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gretna is a city of service providers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gretna who work in office and administrative support (9.36%), sales jobs (8.61%), and management occupations (7.73%). A relatively large number of people in Gretna telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.95% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The population of Gretna overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Gretna, 24.46% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Gretna in 2022 was $29,607, 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 $118,428 for a family of four. However, Gretna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gretna is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gretna home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gretna residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Gretna also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.48% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gretna include French, German, Italian, Irish, and English. Gretna also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.41%. The most common language spoken in Gretna is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
