CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Gretna

Florida · 1,981 residents · 8.56 sq mi

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Gretna is a city of 1,981 people in Florida. This skews young, with a median age of 22.5. The poverty rate is 36.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The typical home is worth $24,400. That trails the Florida median by roughly 39%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 22.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,981

+16%vs 2000

vs 1,709 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

22.5

−18%vs 2000

vs 27.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.56 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511%(218)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 913.7%(271)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.4%(187)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.1%(219)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.3%(165)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(288)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411%(218)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(158)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.8%(114)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.9%(97)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.2%(43)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.2%(3)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,844

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,769 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$5,179

−43%vs 2000

vs $9,062 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

36.4%

+5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$24,400

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$263

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $390 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.9%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.9% in 2000

23.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic2%(34)

Black87.8%(1,501)

Hispanic / Latino9.7%(165)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic3.5%(69)

Black94.8%(1,877)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(44)

Asian0.5%(9)

Other1.3%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American10.1%(135)

Salvadoran10.1%(135)

Mexican6%(81)

Cuban0.9%(12)

Ancestry

American3.4%(45)

German1.2%(16)

Subsaharan African0.8%(11)

RANKED:Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.5%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

45.5%

−13.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.8%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 0.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+4%vs 2000

vs 18.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married47.8%(198)

Married40.6%(168)

Widowed2.7%(11)

Divorced8.9%(37)

Women 15+

Never married43.2%(294)

Married30.6%(208)

Widowed7.1%(48)

Divorced19.1%(130)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.7%

−9.5 ptssince 2013

from 25.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

28.7%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.2%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.7%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.2%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 40.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.4%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.8%

−7.4 ptssince 2020

from 57.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)37.8%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era8.1%(3)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 37 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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