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Population (year 2000): 1,709. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,699 (-0.6% change)
Males: 826 (48.3%), Females: 883 (51.7%)
Gadsden County
Zip code:
32332
Median resident age: 27.5 years
Median household income: $24,769 (year 2000)
Median house value: $41,100 (year 2000)
Races in Gretna:
- Black (88.4%)
- Hispanic (9.7%)
- Other race (4.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (2.0%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Subsaharan African (1.1%).
Elevation: 301 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gretna
- High school or higher: 59.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gretna city
- Never married: 44.1%
- Now married: 35.7%
- Separated: 5.1%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 9.1%
6.8% Foreign born (6.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -258 (-13.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gretna:
- GADSDEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; QUINCY,
FL)
- FLORIDA STATE HOSP (about 13 miles; CHATTAHOOCHEE,
FL)
- FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL UNIT 14 (about 13 miles;
CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gretna:
- TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 27 miles; TALLAHASSEE,
FL; ID: TLH)
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 72 miles; ALBANY,
GA; ID: ABY)
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 72 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gretna:
- QUINCY MUNI (about 9 miles; QUINCY, FL; ID: 2J9)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMERCIAL (about 22 miles; TALLAHASSEE
/HAVANA/, FL; ID: 68J)
- DECATUR COUNTY INDUSTRIAL AIR PARK (about 25 miles;
BAINBRIDGE, GA; ID: BGE)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gretna:
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 7,016)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
(about 30 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 68 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; ALBANY, GA;
FT enrollment: 2,996)
- VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; VALDOSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
Public primary/middle school in Gretna:
- GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 387;
Location: 706 M. L. KING BOULEVARD; Grades: PK - 05)
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