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River Ridge, LA vs Gretna, LA

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- Gretna is 0% more densely populated than River Ridge.
- People are 38.1% less likely to be married in Gretna.
- The Median Age is 5.7 years younger in Gretna.
 River Ridge, LAGretna, LAUnited States
 Population  Unlock17,836329,725,481
 Female Population50.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock40.238.4
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 Population - 201013,412  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,423285,036,114
 Population - 199014,800  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock1.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-7.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,447.993.4
 Land Area2.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 River Ridge, LAGretna, LAUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.7%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock15.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock8.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 River Ridge, LAGretna, LAUnited States
 White81.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock31.1%12.2%
 Asian1.2%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock19.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 River Ridge, LAGretna, LAUnited States
 Married Population57.8%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock64.2%50.2%
 Never Married27.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.2%10.8%
 Widowed6.1%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.132.60
 Households5,541  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,00380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.2%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,665  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock30.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.6%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for River Ridge    2 Reviews
George · New Orleans, LA
Wonderful climate
Over 16 years ago

The climate in southern Louisiana is quite nice, very mild winters but summer can be quite warm. If you like warm and no snow, its  More

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Johanna · New Orleans, LA
overall good
Over 19 years ago

Great, small town. Wonderful community. Truly. However - property prices are now a problem and so is living outside of New Orleans. It's no fun looking at what is  More

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Reviews for Gretna    2 Reviews
Jamie · Gretna, LA
Gretna
Over 17 years ago

Gretna has a wonderful family oriented culture, but not much in the way of  More

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Abhd · Gretna, LA
beauty
Over 17 years ago

gretna is a beautiful, humbel place to live .i love it. it's quiet and  More

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