ZIP 70056 · Gretna
Who lives in ZIP code 70056 (Gretna, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gretna, LA · Jefferson Parish
uszips 2026
People40,348
Median age35.2
Household income$59,027
Home value$230,062
Median rent$1,219/mo
Poverty19.9%
College degree+24.5%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Wider region
- New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2,303 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,627
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.6% are 65 or older; 71.1% are adults.
Household income
23.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,601.
Education (adults 25+)
37.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
27.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.2%
- Never married
- 36.9%
- Divorced
- 12.8%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 3.44
- Dual-income families
- 55.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 57.1%
- Rent burden
- 36.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.1%
- Unemployment
- 8.7%
- Self-employed
- 16.5%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.6%
- Veterans
- 5.6%
- With a disability
- 13.6%
- No health insurance
- 15.7%
- Limited English
- 7.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.