Elton, LA Demographic Data
Elton, LA Summary
Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 963
- Area: 1.65 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.65 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 585.41 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 49.21 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Elton, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
697
54%
50.8
Male
598
46%
49.2
Total Population
1,295
323,128,000
Elton, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
75
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
106
8.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
102
7.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
76
5.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
54
4.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
274
21.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
89
6.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
119
9.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
101
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
91
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
104
8.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
79
6.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
25
1.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
937
72.4%
77.2
Female
516
55.1%
51.3
Male
421
44.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
914
70.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
262
20.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
208
16.1%
15.2
Female
130
62.5%
55.8
Male
78
37.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
32
0.0%
0.0
Elton, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,257
97.1%
96.8
White
668
51.6%
72.6
Black or African American
581
44.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
4
0.3%
0.8
Asian
4
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
4
0.3%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
38
2.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
65
5.0%
17.8
Mexican
65
5.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,230
95.0%
82.2
Elton, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
86
9.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
141
16.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
437
49.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
160
18.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
14
1.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
19
2.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
25
2.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
227
25.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
655
74.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
44
5.0%
31.2
Elton, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
348
34.4%
33.7%
Now Married
340
33.6%
47.5
Divorced
107
10.6%
11.0%
Separated
55
5.4%
2.0
Widowed
162
16.0
5.8%
Elton, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,052
86.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
168
13.8%
21.6%
Spanish
26
2.1%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
142
11.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Elton, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
108
19.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
38
7.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
97
17.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
85
15.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
50
9.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
84
15.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
56
10.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
25
4.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
30,647
57,617
Per capita income
15,808
31,128
Elton, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
17
3.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
92
17.9%
9.8
Construction
7
1.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
123
24.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
15
2.9%
6.6
Information
16
3.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
24
4.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
27
5.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
18
3.5%
11.4
Public administration
73
14.2%
4.6
Retail trade
31
6.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
45
8.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
25
4.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
53
10.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
105
20.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
51
9.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
119
23.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
185
36.1%
18.1%
Elton, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
494
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
461
93.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
24
4.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
3
0.6%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
6
1.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.6
26.6
Elton, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
87
16.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
239
44.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
189
34.8%
37.1
3 or more
28
5.2%
21.0
Elton, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
543
85.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
308
56.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
235
43.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
93
14.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Elton, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
636
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
19
3.0%
2.7
3 rooms
36
5.7%
9.1
4 rooms
51
8.0%
16.5
5 rooms
320
50.3%
19.8
6 rooms
126
19.8%
17.8
7 rooms
63
9.9%
12.0
8 rooms
15
2.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
6
0.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Elton, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
636
1-unit, detached
438
68.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
20
3.1%
5.9
2-units
29
4.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
149
23.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Elton, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
93
14.6%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
26
4.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
47
7.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
120
18.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
82
12.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
42
6.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
59
9.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
167
26.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Elton, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
270
49.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3
0.6%
4.7
Electricity
270
49.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Elton, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
63
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
7
11.1%
28.8%
Less than $500
17
27.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
39
61.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
30
47.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
13
20.6%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
3
4.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
3
4.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
14
22.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Elton, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
135
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
22
16.3%
28.3%
$500 to $999
55
40.7%
41.0%
Less than $500
58
43.0%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
100
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
534
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
47
34.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
11
8.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
12
8.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
9
6.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
56
41.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
100
0.0%
0.0%
Elton, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
308
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
121
39.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
137
44.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
28
9.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
22
7.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
61,400
205,000