Gretna, VA Population

Overview

1,310

Total Population

53.6

Median age

58.55%

Female population %

70.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

80.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

9

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Gretna's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Gretna is 53.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gretna's population under 18 was 16.72%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gretna's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 31.83% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gretna, 12.75% were under the age of 15, 14.05% aged 15 to 29, 41.37% aged 30 to 64, 21.60% aged 65 to 84, and 10.23% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 224 more females than males in Gretna:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.55% females and 41.45% males in Gretna, VA.
The Gretna, VA gender ratio is 70.8:100 i.e. 70.8 men to 100 women (0.708).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 61.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 95.

Gretna's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gretna population: 58.63% are White, 36.18% are Black or African American, 0.23% are Asian and 4.96% are multiracial.
Gretna's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 9 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,301 (99.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gretna is White with a population of 768 (58.63% of the total population).

Gretna's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,384 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Gretna's population decreased by 115 (8.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gretna's population increased by 37 (2.92%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Gretna's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,193.