Gray, Louisiana

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Population (year 2000): 4,958

Males: 2,402	(48.4%)
Females: 2,556	(51.6%)

Terrebonne Parish

Median resident age:	28.8 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 70359.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,000 (it was $28,517 in 2000)

Gray	$30,000
Louisiana:	$36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $84,400 (it was $69,800 in 2000)

Gray	$84,400
Louisiana:	$101,700

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Races in Gray:

White Non-Hispanic (58.4%)
Black (36.5%)
American Indian (3.0%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.4%)

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Ancestries: United States (13.8%), French (10.7%), French Canadian (6.3%), Irish (4.3%), Italian (3.1%), German (2.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 9 feet

Land area: 11.6 square miles.

Population density: 426 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Gray

High school or higher: 69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
Unemployed: 7.1%
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gray CDP

Never married: 27.1%
Now married: 51.5%
Separated: 3.6%
Widowed: 4.2%
Divorced: 13.6%

32 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.6%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research there were 18 registered sex offenders living in Gray, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gray to the number of sex offenders is 275 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Gray:	0.3% ($227)
Louisiana:	0.2% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kenner, LA (43.0 miles , pop. 70,517).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (53.6 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (316.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Bayou Cane, LA (4.4 miles ), Schriever, LA (5.1 miles ), Houma, LA (7.9 miles ), Thibodaux, LA (8.1 miles ), Raceland, LA (12.4 miles ), Chackbay, LA (14.5 miles ), Labadieville, LA (15.9 miles ), Mathews, LA (15.9 miles ).

Latitude: 29.68 N, Longitude: 90.78 W

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Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Mining (13%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Educational services (11%)
Social assistance (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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Average climate in Gray, Louisiana

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Gray-area historical tornado activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 25% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.8 miles away from the Gray place center killed 22 people and injured 165 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/6/1983, a category 4 tornado 32.3 miles away from the place center injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Gray:

LEONARD J CHAUBERT MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; HOUMA, LA)
PHYSICIANS SURGICAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; HOUMA, LA)
TERREBONNE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; HOUMA, LA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gray:

LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 43 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
LAKEFRONT (about 59 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 63 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gray:

THIBODAUX MUNICIPAL (about 5 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; ID: L83)
CHARLIE HAMMONDS (about 9 miles; HOUMA, LA; ID: 3L1)
HOUMA-TERREBONNE (about 13 miles; HOUMA, LA; ID: HUM)

Amtrak station near Gray:

6 miles: SCHRIEVER (SCHRIVER, S. RTE. 20 & RTE. 24). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gray:

NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 50 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 50 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 51 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 53 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 55 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)

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Church in Gray: Gray Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Garden of Memories Cemetery (1), Halfway Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Gray Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Convention & Visitors Bureau (114 Tourist Drive).

Hotel: Best Western Houma Inn (117 Linda Ann Avenue).

Average household size:

This place:	3.0 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	75.4%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	8.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	23.7%
Whole state:	19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	12.0%
Whole state:	9.4%

Gray compared to Louisiana state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.16% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,007 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.16%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($351 average AGI)
Terrebonne Parish: 0.07%
Louisiana average: 0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lafourche Parish, LA	1.47% ($32,098 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.69% ($31,107)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.63% ($36,922)

5.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,018 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.38%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($466 average AGI)
Terrebonne Parish: 0.06%
Louisiana average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Lafourche Parish, LA	1.49% ($30,007 average AGI)
to Lafayette Parish, LA	0.25% ($39,122)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.23% ($27,506)

Strongest AM radio stations in Gray:

KTIB (640 AM; 5 kW; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: LA TERR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
KJIN (1490 AM; 1 kW; HOUMA, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF HOUMA, LLC)
WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
KLEB (1600 AM; 5 kW; GOLDEN MEADOW, LA; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING OF LAROSE, INC.)
WSMB (1350 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WODT (1280 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gray:

KTLN (90.5 FM; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: BD OF SV OF LSU & AGRIC. & MECH COLL)
KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
KXOR-FM (106.3 FM; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF HOUMA, LLC)
KBZZ-FM (96.7 FM; MORGAN CITY, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF HOUMA, LLC)
KLRZ (100.3 FM; LAROSE, LA; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING OF LAROSE, INC.)
KCIL (107.5 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF HOUMA, LLC)
WTIX-FM (94.3 FM; GALLIANO, LA; Owner: FLEUR DE LIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KNSU (91.5 FM; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY)
WFMF (102.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYPY (100.7 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
K249DI (97.7 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: PROVIDENCE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Gray:

KFOL-CA (Channel 30; HOUMA, LA; Owner: FOLSE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
WBRZ-TV (Channel 2; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TELEVISION BROADCASTING, LLC)
WGMB (Channel 44; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
WVLA (Channel 33; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LIC. CORP.)

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