Gray is a city of 5,154 people in Louisiana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $139,400, having more than doubled since 2000. The foreign-born share is 1%. This skews young, with a median age of 35.7.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,559, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 38%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gray
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate28.4% → 14.7%(−13.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$116,403 → $139,400(+20%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree5.4% → 11.8%(+6.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Gray's population equals 4.9% of Terrebonne Parish's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.0% of the county's.
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)9.8%(27)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16%(44)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.7%(123)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.8%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 275 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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Over time
Gray, decade by decade
Gray population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,260
$49,641
$116,403
5.4%
61.9
2000
4,958
$51,948
$101,284
11.0%
65.6
2010
5,584
$56,480
$102,282
9.7%
70.4
2020
5,518
$53,891
$105,690
10.4%
75.8
2024
5,154
$54,559
$139,400
11.8%
74.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
