ZIP 70053 · Gretna
Who lives in ZIP code 70053 (Gretna, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gretna, LA · Jefferson Parish
uszips 2026
People16,621
Median age37.7
Household income$39,950
Home value$238,747
Median rent$1,060/mo
Poverty28.0%
College degree+22.8%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Wider region
- New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,874 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,224
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.1% are 65 or older; 77.3% are adults.
Household income
20.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,042.
Education (adults 25+)
39.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
24.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 30.8%
- Never married
- 44.0%
- Divorced
- 19.5%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 3.09
- Dual-income families
- 44.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 46.6%
- Rent burden
- 50.4%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.7%
- Unemployment
- 6.2%
- Self-employed
- 15.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.2%
- Veterans
- 2.6%
- With a disability
- 17.4%
- No health insurance
- 19.3%
- Limited English
- 10.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.