Elton, LA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2223620, place: Elton town, Louisiana)

Total Population: 1,261
Male: 594 (47.11%)
Female: 667 (52.89%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 104 (8.25%)
5 to 9 years: 99 (7.85%)
10 to 14 years: 108 (8.56%)
15 to 19 years: 82 (6.5%)
20 to 24 years: 87 (6.9%)
25 to 34 years: 150 (11.9%)
35 to 44 years: 160 (12.69%)
45 to 54 years: 151 (11.97%)
55 to 59 years: 66 (5.23%)
60 to 64 years: 76 (6.03%)
65 to 74 years: 109 (8.64%)
75 to 84 years: 56 (4.44%)
85 years and over: 13 (1.03%)

Median age: 35 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 902 (71.53%)
21 years and over: 853 (67.64%)
62 years and over: 222 (17.61%)
65 years and over: 178 (14.12%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 902 (71.53%)
--Male: 410 (32.51%)
--Female: 492 (39.02%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 178 (14.12%)
--Male: 78 (6.19%)
--Female: 100 (7.93%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 1,230 (97.54%)
--White: 700 (55.51%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 13 (1.03%)
--Black or African American: 493 (39.1%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 26 (2.06%)
--Asian: 2 (0.16%)
----Asian Indian: 1 (0.08%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 0 (0%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 1 (0.08%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 5 (0.4%)
Two or more Races: 31 (2.46%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 13 (1.03%)
--Mexican: 1 (0.08%)
--Puerto Rican: 2 (0.16%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 10 (0.79%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 1,248 (98.97%)
--White Alone: 700 (55.51%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 1,261 (100%)
--Householder: 489 (38.78%)
--Spouse: 239 (18.95%)
--Child: 407 (32.28%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 298 (23.63%)
--Other relatives: 82 (6.5%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 53 (4.2%)
--Nonrelatives: 44 (3.49%)
----Unmarried partner: 16 (1.27%)
Living in group quarters: 0 (0%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
Total households: 489
Family households (families): 343 (70.14%)
----With own children under 18 years: 159 (32.52%)
--Married-couple families: 239 (48.88%)
----With own children under 18 years: 92 (18.81%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 85 (17.38%)
----With own children under 18 years: 53 (10.84%)
Nonfamily households: 146 (29.86%)
--Householder living alone: 128 (26.18%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 64 (13.09%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 189 (38.65%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 143 (29.24%)
Average household size: 2.58 people
Average family size: 3.12 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 574
Occupied housing units: 489 (85.19%)
Vacant housing units: 85 (14.81%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 5 (0.87%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.6%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 25.8%
Occupied housing units: 489 (85.19%)
Owner occupied housing units: 374 (65.16%)
Renter occupied housing units: 115 (20.03%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.55 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.66 people

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