Editing Gretna, Louisiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 717
|1880= 2396
|1890= 3332
|1920= 7197
|1930= 9584
|1940= 10879
|1950= 13813
|1960= 21967
|1970= 24875
|1980= 20615
|1990= 17208
|2000= 17423
|2010= 17736
|2020= 17814
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/ U.S. Decennial Census]
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Gretna city, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Gretna city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=160XX00US2231915&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Gretna city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2231915&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Gretna city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2231915&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|9,282
|8,505
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,347
|53.27%
|47.95%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41.24%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|6,154
|5,961
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,872
|35.32%
|33.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32.96%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|89
|80
|style='background: #ffffe6; |84
|0.51%
|0.45%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.47%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|532
|467
|style='background: #ffffe6; |490
|3.05%
|2.63%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.75%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|7
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.04%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|37
|34
|style='background: #ffffe6; |119
|0.21%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.67%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|217
|230
|style='background: #ffffe6; |560
|1.25%
|1.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.14%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,105
|2,454
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,336
|6.34%
|13.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18.73%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''17,423'''
|'''17,736'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''17,814'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

According to the [[2020 United States census]], there were 17,814 people residing in the city. The 2019 [[American Community Survey]] determined there were 7,156 households and 3,954 families residing in the city limits.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 Households and Families Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Gretna%20city,%20Louisiana&tid=ACSST5Y2019.S1101|access-date=2021-07-16|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> In 2010,<ref name="quickfacts2010">{{cite web|title=Gretna (city), Louisiana|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/2231915.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140807073333/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/22/2231915.html|archive-date=August 7, 2014|access-date=April 17, 2014|publisher=quickfacts.census.gov}}</ref> there were 17,734 people, 6,958 households, and 4,286 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|4,685|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,665 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,082|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

In 2020, the racial and ethnic makeup was 41.24% non-Hispanic white, 32.96% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 2.75% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.81% multiracial or some other race, and 18.73% Hispanic and Latino American of any race.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=2020 Race and Population Totals|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2231915&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-28|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> In 2019, the racial and ethnic makeup of the city was 44.9% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic White]], 35.5% [[African Americans|Black and African American]], 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]], 1.9% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.1% [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and other [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 0.2% some other race, 1.3% [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]], and 16% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic and Latino American]] of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 Demographic and Housing Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2231915&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP05&hidePreview=true|access-date=2021-07-16|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> In 2010, the racial makeup of the city was 48.05% White, 20.43% African American, 1.20% Native American, 8.12% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 4.03% from other races, and 2.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino Americans of any race were 24.38% of the population. From 2010 to 2020, the growth of Hispanic or Latino Americans reflected nationwide demographic trends of diversification and identity.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Frey|first=William H.|date=2020-07-01|title=The nation is diversifying even faster than predicted, according to new census data|url=https://www.brookings.edu/research/new-census-data-shows-the-nation-is-diversifying-even-faster-than-predicted/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=Brookings|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2010, there were 6,958 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.7% were married couples living together, 19.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.4% were non-families. 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 23.8% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years, higher than Louisiana's median age of 34.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

As of 2019, the median household income in Gretna was $47,244.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Geographic Profile: Gretna city, Louisiana|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2231915|access-date=2021-07-16|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $44,902 versus $31,992 for females. Approximately 17.8% of the population lived at or below the poverty line. In 2010, the median income for a household in the city was $28,065, and the median income for a family was $31,881. Males had a median income of $28,259 versus $21,019 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,735. About 20.8% of families and 24.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 34.7% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over.