Gretna, NE

Census Place

2024 Population

9,193

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.3

5.22% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.2%

20.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$123,992

4.4% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Gretna, NE is home to a population of 9.19k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.718% of Gretna, NE residents were born outside of the country (66 people).

In 2024, there were 16.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.07k people) in Gretna, NE than any other race or ethnicity. There were 485 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 203 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Gretna, NE residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gretna, NE was 99.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gretna, NE

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.07k ± 473
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
485 ± 433
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
203 ± 189

4.91%

Hispanic Population

451 people

4.91% of the people in Gretna, NE are hispanic (451 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gretna, NE 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 Nebraska.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
47,802 ± 5,303 people
Guatemala
13,722 ± 2,866 people
El Salvador
6,860 ± 2,030 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Nebraska was Mexico, the natal country of 47,802 Nebraska residents, followed by Guatemala with 13,722 and El Salvador with 6,860.

Foreign-Born Population

0.718%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

66 people

0.899%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

82 people

As of 2024, 0.718% of Gretna, NE residents (66 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 Gretna, NE was 0.899%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
229 ± 158
Gulf War (2001-)
207 ± 121
Vietnam
45 ± 42

Gretna, NE has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Gretna, NE.

Economy

The economy of Gretna, NE employs 5.41k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gretna, NE were Health Care & Social Assistance (994 people), Retail Trade (874 people), and Educational Services (552 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($161,875), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($120,470), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,750).

Employment

Occupations

5.41k

2024 Value

± 572

1.37%

1 Year growth

± 14.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gretna, NE grew at a rate of 1.37%, from 5.34k employees to 5.41k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gretna, NE, are Sales & Related Occupations (704 people), Management Occupations (623 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (536 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gretna, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (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

5.41k

2024 Value

± 572

1.37%

1 Year growth

± 14.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gretna, NE grew at a rate of 1.37%, from 5.34k employees to 5.41k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gretna, NE, are Health Care & Social Assistance (994 people), Retail Trade (874 people), and Educational Services (552 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gretna, NE, though some of these residents may live in Gretna, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,150

Median earning men ± $14,303

$56,932

Median earning women ± $6,788

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($162,305), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($113,625), and Public Administration ($112,679).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($93,582), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,014), and Wholesale Trade ($80,865).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gretna, NE was $341,600 in 2024, which is 1.03 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $326,000 to $341,600, a 4.79% increase. The homeownership rate in Gretna, NE is 75.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gretna, NE have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gretna, NE is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$341,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,765

$2,437

Median Property Taxes

±$285

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 Gretna, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

75.3%

Homeownership

2024

61.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 75.3% of the housing units in Gretna, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gretna, NE 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.

$123,992

Median Household Income

± $11,314

3.24k

Number of Households

± 417

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.24k households in Gretna, NE grew to $123,992 from the previous year's value of $118,765.

The following chart displays the households in Gretna, NE 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gretna, NE is from Nebraska.

0.447

2024 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.447

2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2024, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.182% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.9%)
Worked At Home (17.3%)
Carpooled (4%)

In 2024, 77.9% of workers in Gretna, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.3%) and those who carpooled to work (4%).

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

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gretna, NE have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.783% of the workforce in Gretna, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gretna, NE (384 out of 9.14k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gretna, NE is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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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