Gray, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,154

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.7

10.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14.7%

29.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$54,559

5.07% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$139,400

Population & Diversity

Gray, LA is home to a population of 5.15k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.99% of Gray, LA residents were born outside of the country (51 people).

In 2024, there were 1.08 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.38k people) in Gray, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.21k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 163 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Gray, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gray, LA was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Gray, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gray, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.38k ± 419
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.21k ± 822
American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
163 ± 112

2.89%

Hispanic Population

149 people

2.89% of the people in Gray, LA are hispanic (149 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gray, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Foreign-Born Population

0.99%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

51 people

0.941%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

52 people

As of 2024, 0.99% of Gray, LA residents (51 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gray, LA was 0.941%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Gray, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
115 ± 66
Gulf War (2001-)
27 ± 31
Gulf War (1990s)
27 ± 27

Gray, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.26 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Gray, LA.

Economy

The economy of Gray, LA employs 2.25k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gray, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (483 people), Retail Trade (459 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (244 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($120,900), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($120,533), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($80,172).

Employment

Occupations

2.25k

2024 Value

± 403

−6.67%

1 Year decline

± 27.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gray, LA declined at a rate of −6.67%, from 2.41k employees to 2.25k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gray, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (296 people), Material Moving Occupations (230 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (174 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gray, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.25k

2024 Value

± 403

−6.67%

1 Year decline

± 27.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gray, LA declined at a rate of −6.67%, from 2.41k employees to 2.25k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gray, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (483 people), Retail Trade (459 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (244 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gray, LA, though some of these residents may live in Gray, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$56,528

Median earning men ± $8,883

$28,850

Median earning women ± $9,222

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($68,625), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,982), and Construction ($58,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,292), Public Administration ($33,813), and Retail Trade ($30,388).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gray, LA was $139,400 in 2024, which is 0.419 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $155,200 to $139,400, a 10.2% decrease. The homeownership rate in Gray, LA is 79.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gray, LA have an average commute time of 25.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gray, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$139,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$27,980

$1,564

Median Property Taxes

±$314

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gray, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gray, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

79.7%

Homeownership

2024

72.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 79.7% of the housing units in Gray, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gray, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$54,559

Median Household Income

± $6,862

1.96k

Number of Households

± 370

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.96k households in Gray, LA declined from $54,559 from the previous year's value of $57,472.

The following chart displays the households in Gray, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gray, LA is from Louisiana.

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (85.1%)
Carpooled (8.52%)
Worked At Home (3.57%)

In 2024, 85.1% of workers in Gray, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.52%) and those who worked at home (3.57%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gray, LA have a shorter commute time (25.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.03% of the workforce in Gray, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gray, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gray, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gray, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gray, LA (756 out of 5.15k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gray, LA is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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