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Gretna, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Gretna is a Census town of 1,452 people across 1.67 square miles of land, in Pittsylvania County. Median household income is $33,698, 53.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gretna
What Gretna is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.67 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land870 plus or minus 204
- County holding the largest share of its areaPittsylvania County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gretna
How many people live in Gretna
- Population1,452 plus or minus 340
- Median age47.8 plus or minus 14.0
- Population under 18321 plus or minus 117
- Share under 1822.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over492 plus or minus 111
- Share 65 and over33.9 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Households638 plus or minus 135
- Family households305 plus or minus 105
- Share of households that are families47.8 percent plus or minus 13.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Gretna
- Median household income$33,698 plus or minus $6,942
- Per capita income$23,535 plus or minus $4,791
- Civilian labor force469 plus or minus 153
- Employed451 plus or minus 148
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over1,049 plus or minus 223
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.8 percent plus or minus 22.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Gretna
- Housing units715 plus or minus 144
- Occupied units638 plus or minus 135
- Vacant units77 plus or minus 42
- Vacancy rate10.8 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied342 plus or minus 90
- Renter occupied296 plus or minus 90
- Ownership rate53.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$138,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$683 plus or minus $424
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.3 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Single family units560 plus or minus 135
- Share single family78.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more141 plus or minus 59
- Share in buildings of two or more19.7 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Gretna gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute363 plus or minus 127
- Commuting under 15 minutes196 plus or minus 105
- Share commuting under 15 minutes54.0 percent plus or minus 22.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more106 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.2 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Drove alone74.3 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home19.0 percent plus or minus 13.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gretna
SBA loans in Gretna (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,287,700
- Average approval$1,143,850
- Median approval$1,143,850
- Largest approval$2,150,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gretna, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Gretna
Flood risk in Gretna
- NFIP communityTown of Gretna
- NFIP community number510331
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/10
The Town of Gretna does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510331 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Pittsylvania County, not Gretna
Pittsylvania County context, not Gretna figures
- Establishments in Pittsylvania County879
- Covered employment, Pittsylvania County12,854
- Average annual pay, Pittsylvania County$48,651
- Housing units permitted, Pittsylvania County72
Every figure in this section is published for Pittsylvania County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gretna.
All Pittsylvania County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Gretna questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gretna, Virginia?
1,452, in 638 households. Gretna town covers 1.67 square miles of land, which is 870 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gretna in?
Pittsylvania County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Gretna?
$33,698. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $138,800. Median gross rent is $683 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Gretna businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $2.3 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $1,143,850. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gretna, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Gretna borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Gretna. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Gretna in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Gretna appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Gretna, town of, community 510331, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Gretna figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pittsylvania County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Gretna.
Is zoning published for Gretna?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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