CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Gray

Louisiana · 4,260 residents · 11.5 sq mi

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Gray is home to 4,260 people in Louisiana. This skews young, with a median age of 26.3. The poverty rate is 28.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $48,500.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,260

−14%vs 2000

vs 4,958 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

26.3

−9%vs 2000

vs 28.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

11.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.7%(412)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(372)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.1%(432)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.1%(389)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.7%(412)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419%(810)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.3%(611)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(387)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645%(213)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.9%(165)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.3%(57)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,683

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,517 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,689

−39%vs 2000

vs $12,676 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.4%

+4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,500

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$327

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $446 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.3%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.4% in 2000

24.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic58.4%(2,893)

Black36.5%(1,811)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(74)

Asian0.3%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic59.5%(2,535)

Black40%(1,704)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(35)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.5%(21)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(97)

Puerto Rican0.6%(32)

Spaniard0.2%(12)

Cuban0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Vietnamese2.5%(131)

Ancestry

French15%(774)

American5.5%(284)

English3.5%(181)

French Canadian3.1%(161)

Irish1.5%(75)

West Indian1.4%(74)

Jamaican1.3%(66)

Scottish1%(51)

German1%(49)

Italian0.7%(34)

British0.4%(20)

Haitian0.2%(8)

RANKED:Largest French population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest Vietnamese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.4%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.9%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 15.1 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 married37.8%(761)

Married50%(1,006)

Widowed3.9%(79)

Divorced8.3%(168)

Women 15+

Never married37.9%(820)

Married41.5%(899)

Widowed9.6%(207)

Divorced11%(239)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.8%

−15.1 ptssince 2013

from 18.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.7%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.9%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

50.1%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 44.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

44.1%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

62.0%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 53.6% 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)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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